Making sense of the social world : methods of investigation /: methods of investigation. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel F. Chambliss, Russell K. Schutt.
• Authors: Chambliss, Daniel F; Schutt, Russell K
• Contents: Chapter 1: Science, Society, and Social Research; Learning about the Social World; Can Social Scientists See the Social World More Clearly?; How Well Have We Done Our Research?; Chapter 2: The Process and Problems of Social Research; What Is the Question?; What Is the Theory?; What Is the Strategy?; What Is the Design?; But Is It Ethical?; Chapter 3: Ethics in Research; Historical Background; Ethical Principles; Chapter 4: Conceptualization and Measurement; What Do We Have in Mind?; How Will We Know When We’ve Found It?; How Much Information Do We Really Have?; Did We Measure What We Wanted to Measure?; Chapter 5: Sampling; How Do We Prepare to Sample?; What Sampling Method Should We Use?; Chapter 6: Causation and Experimental Design; Causal Explanation; What Causes What?; Why Experiment?; What If a True Experiment Isn’t Possible?; What Are the Threats to Validity in Experiments?; How Do Experimenters Protect Their Subjects?; Chapter 7: Survey Research; Why Is Survey Research So Popular?; How Should We Write Survey Questions?; How Should Questionnaires Be Designed?; What Are the Alternatives for Administering Surveys?; A Comparison of Survey Designs; Ethical Issues in Survey Research; Chapter 8: Elementary Quantitative Data Analysis; Why Do Statistics?; How to Prepare Data for Analysis; What Are the Options for Displaying Distributions?; What Are the Options for Summarizing Distributions?; How Can We Tell Whether Two Variables Are Related?; Analyzing Data Ethically: How Not to Lie With Statistics; Chapter 9: Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, Listening; What Are Qualitative Methods?; How Does Participant Observation Become a Research Method?; How Do You Conduct Intensive Interviews?; How Do You Run Focus Groups?; Analyzing Qualitative Data; Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research; Chapter 10: Qualitative Data Analysis; What Is Distinctive About Qualitative Data Analysis?; What Techniques Do Qualitative Data Analysts Use?; What Are Some Alternatives in Qualitative Data Analysis?; Why Are Mixed Methods Helpful?; How Can Computers Assist Qualitative Data Analysis?; What Ethical Issues Arise in Doing Qualitative Data Analysis?; Chapter 11: Unobtrusive Measures; Creative Sources; Content Analysis; Historical Methods; Comparative Methods; Chapter 12: Evaluation Research; What Is the History of Evaluation Research?; What Is Evaluation Research?; What Are the Alternatives in Evaluation Designs?; What Can an Evaluation Study Focus On?; Ethical Issues in Evaluation Research; Chapter 13: Reviewing, Proposing, and Reporting Research; Comparing Research Designs; Reviewing Research; Proposing New Research; Reporting Research;
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 300.723; Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483380605
• Related ISBNs: 9781483380612
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