Investigating the social world : the process and practice of research /
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| Author / Creator: | Schutt, Russell K. |
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| Edition: | 5th ed. |
| Imprint: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, c2006. |
| Description: | xxvii, 347, 5, 4, 36, 41 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5901202 |
Table of Contents:
- Series Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Science, Society, and Social Research
- Reasoning About the Social World
- The Social Science Approach
- Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
- Strengths and Limitations of Social Research
- Validity and Social Research
- Conclusion
- 2. The Process and Problems of Social Research
- Social Research Questions
- The Role of Social Theory
- Social Research Strategies
- Social Research Philosopies
- Scientific Guidelines for Social Research
- Ethical Guidelines for Social Research
- Conclusion
- 3. Conceptualization and Measurement
- Concepts
- Measurement Operations
- Levels of Measurement
- Evaluating Measures
- Conclusion
- 4. Sampling
- Sampling Planning
- Sampling Methods
- Lessons About Sample Quality
- Conclusion
- 5. Causation and Research Design
- Nomothetic Causal Explanation
- Experimental Design and the Criteria for Causal Explanation
- Nonexperimental Designs and the Criteria for Causal Explanation
- Units of Analysis and Errors in Causal Reasoning
- Causation in Qualitative Research
- Conclusion
- 6. Experiments
- True Experiments
- Quasi-Experiments
- Evaluation Research
- Validity in Experiments
- Ethical Issues in Experimental Research
- Conclusion
- 7. Survey Research
- Survey Research in the Social Sciences
- Writing Questions
- Designing Questionnaires
- Organizing Surveys
- Ethical Issues in Survey Research
- Conclusion
- 8. Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, Listening
- Fundamentals of Qualitative Methods
- Participant Observation
- Intensive Interviewing
- Focus Groups
- Analysis of Qualitative Data
- Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research
- Conclusion
- 9. Historical and Comparative Methods
- Overview of Comparative-Historical Methods
- Historical Social Science Methods
- Comparative Social Science Methods
- Methodological Issues
- Special Techniques
- Secondary Data Sources
- Ethical Issues in Comparative-Historical Research
- 10. Data Analysis
- Introducing Statistics
- Preparing Data for Analysis
- Displaying Univariate Distributions
- Summarizing Univariate Distributions
- Crosstabulating Variables
- Conclusion
- 11. Multiple Methods in Context
- Comparing Research Designs
- Combining Research Designs
- Extending Social Science Investigations
- Performing Meta-Analysis
- Conclusion
- 12. Reviewing, Proposing, and Reporting Research
- Research Goals
- Reviewing Research
- Proposing New Research
- Reporting Research
- Conclusion
- Appendix A. Summaries of Frequently Cited Research Articles
- Appendix B. Finding Information
- Appendix C. Questions to Ask About a Research Article
- Appendix D. How to Read a Research Article
- Appendix E. How to Use a Statistical Package
- Appendix F. Table of Random Numbers
- Appendix G. Using QSR NVivo for Qualitative Analysis: An Extended Exercise
- Appendix H. Annotated List of Web Sites
- References
- Credits
- Glossary/Index
