The practice of social research /

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Author / Creator:	Babbie, Earl R.
Edition:	5th ed.
Imprint:	Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1989.
Description:	xxvii, 501, [143] p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Social sciences -- Research Social sciences -- Methodology Social sciences -- Methodology. Social sciences -- Research.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1028704

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ISBN:	053409726X
Notes:	Includes bibliography and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1. An Introduction to Inquiry
1. Human Inquiry and Science
Introduction
Looking for Reality
The Foundations of Social Science
Some Dialectics of Social Research
The Ethics of Social Research
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
2. Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research
Introduction
Some Social Science Paradigms
Elements of Social Theory
Two Logical Systems Revisited
Deductive Theory Construction
Inductive Theory Construction
The Links Between Theory and Research
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
3. The Ethics and Politics of Social Research
Introduction
Ethical Issues in Social Research
Two Ethical Controversies
The Politics of Social Research
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
Part 2. The Structuring of Inquiry
4. Research Design
Introduction
Three Purposes of Research
The Logic of Nomothetic Explanation
Necessary and Sufficient Causes
Units of Analysis
The Time Dimension
How to Design a Research Project
The Research Proposal
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
5. Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement
Introduction
Measuring Anything That Exists
Conceptualization
Definitions in Descriptive and Explanatory Studies
Operationalization Choices
Criteria of Measurement Quality
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
6. Indexes, Scales, and Typologies
Introduction
Indexes versus Scales
Index Construction
Scale Construction
Typologies
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
7. The Logic of Sampling
Introduction
A Brief History of Sampling
Nonprobability Sampling
The Theory and Logic of Probability Sampling
Populations and Sampling Frames
Types of Sampling Designs
Multistage Cluster Sampling
Probability Sampling in Review
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
Part 3. Modes of Observation
8. Experiments
Introduction
Topics Appropriate to Experiments
The Classical Experiment
Selecting Subjects
Variations on Experimental Design
An Illustration of Experimentation
"Natural" Experiments
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Experimental Method
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
9. Survey Research
Introduction
Topics Appropriate for Survey Research
Guidelines for Asking Questions
Questionnaire Construction
Self-Administered Questionnaires
Interview Surveys
Telephone Surveys
New Technologies and Survey Research
Comparison of the Different Survey Methods
Strengths and Weaknesses of Survey Research
Secondary Analysis
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
10. Qualitative Field Research
Introduction
Topics Appropriate to Field Research
Special Considerations in Qualitative Field Research
Some Qualitative Field Research Paradigms
Conducting Qualitative Field Research
Research Ethics in Qualitative Field Research
Strengths and Weaknesses of Qualitative Field Research
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
11. Unobtrusive Research
Introduction
Content Analysis
Analyzing Existing Statistics
Historical/Comparative Analysis
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
12. Evaluation Research
Introduction
Topics Appropriate to Evaluation Research
Formulating the Problem: Issues of Measurement
Types of Evaluation Research Designs
The Social Context
Social Indicators Research
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
Part 4. Analysis of Data
13. Qualitative Data Analysis
Introduction
Linking Theory and Analysis
Qualitative Data Processing
Computer Programs for Qualitative Data
The Qualitative Analysis of Quantitative Data
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
14. Quantitative Data Analysis
Introduction
Quantification of Data
Univariate Analysis
Subgroup Comparisons
Bivariate Analysis
Introduction to Multivariate Analysis
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
15. The Elaboration Model
Introduction
The Origins of the Elaboration Model
The Elaboration Paradigm
Elaboration and Ex Post Facto Hypothesizing
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
16. Social Statistics
Introduction
The Danger of Success in Math
Descriptive Statistics
Other Multivariate Techniques
Inferential Statistics
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
17. Reading and Writing Social Research
Introduction
Reading Social Research
Using the Internet Wisely
Writing Social Research
Main Points
Key Terms
Review Questions and Exercises
Additional Readings
Resources on the Internet
Appendixes
A. Using the Library
B. GSS Household Enumeration Questionnaire
C. Random Numbers
D. Distribution of Chi Square
E. Normal Curve Areas
F. Estimated Sampling Error
G. Twenty Questions a Journalist Should Ask about Poll Results
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

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