Case-study strategies in surveying social services

Case-study strategies in surveying social services (by Pavel Romanov) considers the specifics of case-study strategies making using own field experiences in studying social services in contemporary Russia. In particular, ethnographic methods are characterized in application to sociological surveys of organizations, as well as history and types of this method. Specifics of contexts and cases are duly demonstrated as well as procedures and stages of the studies under discussion. The real-size scheme of an ethnographic case-study related to social services is offered. In conclusion, the author makes some remarks in connection with the theoretical perspectives used for planning, making and analyzing this type of sociological surveys.