Investigating the social world : the process and practice of research /
Saved in:
Author / Creator: | Schutt, Russell K. |
---|---|
Edition: | 7. |
Imprint: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2012. |
Description: | xxiv, 618 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | |
Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8772361 |
Table of Contents:
- Science, Society, and Social Research
- The Process and Problems of Social Research
- Research Ethics and Philosophies
- Conceptualization and Measurement
- Sampling
- Research Design and Causation
- Experiments
- Survey Research
- Qualitative Methods
- Qualitative Data Analysis
- Evaluation and Policy Research
- Historical and Comparative Research
- Secondary Data Analysis and Content Analysis
- Quantitative Data Analysis
- Summarizing and Reporting Research
- Appendix A. Summaries of Frequently Cited Research Articles
- Appendix B. Questions to Ask About a Research Article
- Appendix C. How to Read a Research Article
- Appendix D. Table of Random Numbers
- Appendix E. How to Use a Statistical Package
- Appendix F. Annotated List of Web Sites
- Bibliography
- Credits
- Glossary/Index