An Invitation To Social Research : (Record no. 43616)

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International Standard Book Number 9789353500467
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Language English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Edition number 23
Classification number 300.77
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100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Adler,Emily Stier.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title An Invitation To Social Research :
Remainder of title How it's done/
Statement of responsibility, etc Emily Adler & Roger Clark,
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 5th Ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Australia :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Cengage Learning,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2015.
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Extent xxi, 502p. :
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Contents Table of Contents
Title Machine generated contents note: Research versus Other Ways of Knowing<br/>Knowledge from Authorities<br/>Knowledge from Personal Inquiry<br/>The Scientific Method and Its Strengths<br/>The Uses and Purposes of Social Research<br/>Exploratory Research<br/>Descriptive Research<br/>Explanatory Research<br/>Evaluation Research<br/>Summary<br/>Concepts, Variables, and Hypotheses<br/>Social Science and Causality: A Word of Caution<br/>The Relationship between Theory and Research<br/>Focal Research Excerpt from "Moving On? Continuity and Change after Retirement": Role Theory<br/>Focal Research Excerpt from "The Terrible Towel and Fair-Weather Fans: Steelers Nation as a Quasi-Religion"<br/>Deductive Reasoning<br/>Inductive Reasoning<br/>The Cyclical Model of Science<br/>Summary<br/>The Responsibilities of Researchers<br/>A Historical Perspective on Research Ethics<br/>Focal Research Ethical Concerns and Researcher Responsibilities in Studying Women with HIV/AIDS<br/>Principles for Doing Ethical Research<br/>Principles Regarding Participants in Research<br/>Ethical Issues Concerning Colleagues, the Community, and the General Public<br/>Ethical Dilemmas During and After Data Collection<br/>Conflict Between Ethical Principles<br/>Conflict Between Ethical Principles and Legal Concerns<br/>Conflict between Ethical Principles and Research Interests<br/>Ethics and Publishing Results<br/>Making Decisions to Maximize Benefit and Minimize Risk 64 Summary<br/>Sources and Examples of Research Questions<br/>Focal Research Career and Family: From College Expectations to Late-Thirties Outcomes<br/>The Impact of Values on Science<br/>Personal Experiences<br/>Research and the Social, Political, and Economic World<br/>Sources and Impacts of Research Funding<br/>Practical Matters<br/>Reviewing the Literature<br/>Access<br/>Time and Money<br/>Summary<br/>Why Sample?<br/>Sampling Frames, Probability versus Nonprobability Samples<br/>Focal Research Calling Cell Phones in '08 Pre-Election Polls<br/>Sources of Error Associated with Sampling<br/>Coverage Errors<br/>Nonresponse Errors<br/>Sampling Errors<br/>Types of Probability Sampling<br/>Simple Random Sampling<br/>Systematic Sampling<br/>Stratified Sampling<br/>Cluster Sampling<br/>Multistage Sampling<br/>Types of Nonprobability Sampling<br/>Purposive Sampling<br/>Quota Sampling<br/>Snowball Sampling<br/>Convenience Sampling<br/>Choosing a Sampling Technique<br/>Summary<br/>Measuring Variables<br/>Conceptualization<br/>Operationalization<br/>An Example of Conceptualization and Operationalization<br/>Composite Measures<br/>Focal Research "How's Life?" and other ways to measure happiness<br/>Measurement in Visual Analysis and Qualitative Research<br/>Exhaustive and Mutually Exclusive Categories<br/>Quality of Measurement<br/>Checking Reliability<br/>Checking Validity<br/>Focal Research Measuring Suicide<br/>Level of Measurement<br/>Nominal Level Variables<br/>Ordinal Level Variables<br/>Interval Level Variables<br/>Ratio Level Variables<br/>The Practical Significance of Level of Measurement<br/>Summary<br/>Designing a Study<br/>Connections between the Uses of Research, Theory, and Study Design<br/>Study Design Choices<br/>Cross-Sectional Study Design<br/>Cross-Sectional Studies and Causal Relationships<br/>Longitudinal Designs: Panel, Trend, and Cohort Designs<br/>Focal Research Moving On? Continuity and Change after Retirement<br/>Summary<br/>Causal Hypotheses and Experimental Designs<br/>The Experiment: Data Collection Technique or Study Design?<br/>Experimental Designs<br/>Internal Validity and Experiments<br/>Pretest-Posttest Control Group Experiment<br/>Advantages of Pretest-Posttest Experiments<br/>Posttest-Only Control Group Experiment<br/>Extended Experimental Design<br/>Quasi-Experimental Design<br/>Experiments in the Field<br/>Focal Research Student Learning: A Field Experiment in the Classroom<br/>Experiments in the Laboratory<br/>Natural Experiments<br/>Comparing Experiments to Other Designs<br/>Summary<br/>Surveys<br/>Focal Research Environmentalism among College Students: A Sociological Investigation<br/>The Uses of Questionnaires and Interviews<br/>Participant Involvement<br/>Self-Administered Questionnaires<br/>Group-Administered Questionnaires<br/>Mailed and Individually Administered Questionnaires<br/>Internet and Web Surveys<br/>Cover Letters and Follow-Ups<br/>Interviews<br/>In-Person Interviews<br/>Phone Interviews<br/>Constructing Questions<br/>Types of Questions<br/>How to Ask Questions<br/>Guidelines for Question Wording<br/>Response Categories Guidelines<br/>Summary<br/>Qualitative Interviews<br/>Focal Research Managing Motherhood in Prison<br/>Variations in Qualitative Interviews<br/>Number and Length of Interviews<br/>Degree of Structure<br/>Interviews Using Visual Methods<br/>Joint Interviewers<br/>Group and Focus Group Interviews<br/>Issues of Validity and Practicality<br/>Locating Interviewees, Presenting the Project, and Encouraging Participation<br/>Planning the Interview<br/>Using Consent Forms<br/>Constructing an Interview Guide or Schedule<br/>Speaking the Same Language<br/>Conducting the Interview<br/>Where and How to Interview<br/>Recording the Interview<br/>Being "Real" in the Interview<br/>Interviewing across the Great Divides<br/>After the Interview's Over<br/>Analyzing Interview Data<br/>Summary<br/>Focal Research The Terrible Towel and Fair-Weather Fans: Steelers Nation as a Quasi-Religion<br/>Observational Techniques Defined<br/>Reasons for Doing Observations<br/>Observer Roles<br/>Getting Ready for Observation<br/>Gaining Access and Ethical Concerns<br/>Gathering the Data<br/>Visual Sociology<br/>Analyzing the Data<br/>Advantages and Disadvantages of Observational Techniques<br/>Summary<br/>Available Data<br/>Focal Research Comparing the Context of Immigrant Homicides in Miami: Haitians, Jamaicans, and Mariels<br/>Kinds of Available Data<br/>Secondary Data<br/>Existing Statistics<br/>Other Kinds of Available Data<br/>Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Available Data<br/>Summary<br/>Focal Research Who Envisions the Distaff Side?: Female Visibility in Children's Picture Books over Time and by Authors' Race, Ethnicity, Sexual Sympathies and Gender<br/>Appropriate Topics for Content Analysis<br/>Materials Appropriate for Content Analysis<br/>Questions Asked by Content Analyzers<br/>Quantitative Content Analysis<br/>Units of Analysis<br/>Sampling<br/>Creating Meaningful Variables<br/>Qualitative Content Analysis<br/>Visual Analysis<br/>Advantages and Disadvantages of Content Analysis<br/>Summary<br/>Basic and Applied Research<br/>Social Problems and Social Solutions<br/>Evaluation Research<br/>Outcome Evaluation<br/>Cost-Benefit Analysis<br/>Needs Assessments and Other Kinds of Evaluations<br/>Focal Research A Needs Assessment of Incarcerated Women in Ecuador<br/>Designing Evaluation Research<br/>Participatory Action Research<br/>Explicit Goals<br/>Participation and the Researcher's Role<br/>Final Considerations<br/>A Middle Ground<br/>Politics and Applied Research<br/>Beyond Our Control<br/>Having an Impact<br/>Summary<br/>Quantitative or Qualitative?<br/>An Overview of Quantitative Data Analysis<br/>An Overview of Qualitative Analyses<br/>Quantitative Data Analysis<br/>Sources of Data for Quantitative Analysis<br/>Elementary Quantitative Analyses<br/>Univariate Analyses<br/>Measures of Central Tendency<br/>Variation<br/>Measures of Dispersion or Variation for Interval Scale Variables<br/>Bivariate Analyses<br/>Measures of Association<br/>Measures of Correlation<br/>Inferential Statistics<br/>Multivariate Analysis and the Elaboration Model<br/>Qualitative Data Analysis<br/>Social Anthropological versus Interpretivist Approaches<br/>Does Qualitative Data Analysis Emerge from or Generate the Data Collected?<br/>The Strengths and Weaknesses of Qualitative Data Analysis Revisited<br/>Are There Predictable Steps in Qualitative Data Analysis?<br/>Data Collection and Transcription<br/>Data Reduction<br/>Coding<br/>Types of Coding<br/>Memoing<br/>Data Displays<br/>Conclusion Drawing and Verification<br/>Pre-Report Writing<br/>Qualitative Report Writing<br/>Summary.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Machine generated, Research versus ,Ways of Knowing Knowledge, Authorities Knowledge, Personal Inquiry The Scientific Method, The Uses and Purposes of Social Research Exploratory Research Descriptive Research Explanatory Research Evaluation Research
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Personal name Clark,Roger.
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