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How It's Done: An Invitation to Social Research With Infotrac
ISBN: 9780534588144 | 053458814X
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 7/11/2002
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This text provides balanced coverage of quantitative and qualitative methods of social research with a unique "behind the scenes" approach: chapters are built upon focal research pieces and excerpts from real research projects, and present the insights and perspectives of workers conducting real-world research. The text guides students through the many stages of social research--from selecting a researchable question and designing a study to selecting the best method of data analysis for a particular study--and prepares them for the ethical iss... MORE
| 1. The Uses of Social Research | |
| 2. Theory and Research | |
| 3. Ethics and Social Research | |
| 4. Selecting Researchable Topics and Questions | |
| Summing Up: Doing Ethical and Practical Research | |
| 5. Sampling | |
| 6. Measurement | |
| 7. Cross-sectional, Longitudinal a... MORE | |
| 8. Experimental Research | |
| Summing Up: Planning a Study | |
| 9. Questionnaires and Structured Interviews | |
| 10. Qualitative Interviewing | |
| 11. Observation Techniques | |
| 12. Using Available Data | |
| 13. Content Analysis | |
| 14. Applied Social Research | |
| Summing Up: Methods of Data Collection | |
| 15. Quantitative Data Analysis | |
| 16. Qualitative Data Analysis | |
| Summing Up: Methods of Data Analysis | |
| Glossary | |
| References |
