Constructing social research : the unity and diversity of method /: the unity and diversity of method. ([2019])
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- Book
- Title:
- Constructing social research : the unity and diversity of method /: the unity and diversity of method. ([2019])
- Main Title:
- Constructing social research : the unity and diversity of method
- Further Information:
- Note: Charles C. Ragin, University of California, Irvine Lisa M. Amoroso, Dominican University.
- Authors:
- Ragin, Charles C
Amoroso, Lisa M (Lisa Marie) - Contents:
- PART I. ELEMENTS OF RESEARCH; Chapter 1. What Is (and Is Not) Social Research?; Introduction; Some Conventional Views of Social Research; Social Research and Other Ways of Representing Social Life; How Social Research Differs; Conclusion; Chapter 2. The Goals of Social Research; Introduction; Seven Main Goals; The Link Between Goals and Strategies; The Social Nature of Social Research; Chapter 3. The Process of Social Research: Ideas and Evidence; Introduction; The Interpretive Model of Social Research; Processes and Strategies of Social Research; The Challenge of Social Research; Chapter 4. The Ethics of Social Research; Introduction; Ethical Dilemmas and Failures; The Troubled History of Human Subjects Research; The Current Ethical Standards and Institutional Oversight; Ethical and Professional Dilemmas Facing Social Researchers; The Problem of Representation; Conclusion; PART II. STRATEGIES OF SOCIAL RESEARCH; Chapter 5. Using Qualitative Methods to Study Commonalities; Introduction; The Goals of Qualitative Research; The Process of Qualitative Research; Using Qualitative Methods; The Study of a Single Case; Conclusion; Chapter 6. Using Comparative Methods to Study Diversity; Introduction; Contrasts With Other Research Strategies; The Goals of Comparative Research; The Process of Comparative Research; Using Comparative Methods; Conclusion; Chapter 7. Using Quantitative Methods to Study Covariation; Introduction; The Goals of Quantitative Research; Contrasts With OtherPART I. ELEMENTS OF RESEARCH; Chapter 1. What Is (and Is Not) Social Research?; Introduction; Some Conventional Views of Social Research; Social Research and Other Ways of Representing Social Life; How Social Research Differs; Conclusion; Chapter 2. The Goals of Social Research; Introduction; Seven Main Goals; The Link Between Goals and Strategies; The Social Nature of Social Research; Chapter 3. The Process of Social Research: Ideas and Evidence; Introduction; The Interpretive Model of Social Research; Processes and Strategies of Social Research; The Challenge of Social Research; Chapter 4. The Ethics of Social Research; Introduction; Ethical Dilemmas and Failures; The Troubled History of Human Subjects Research; The Current Ethical Standards and Institutional Oversight; Ethical and Professional Dilemmas Facing Social Researchers; The Problem of Representation; Conclusion; PART II. STRATEGIES OF SOCIAL RESEARCH; Chapter 5. Using Qualitative Methods to Study Commonalities; Introduction; The Goals of Qualitative Research; The Process of Qualitative Research; Using Qualitative Methods; The Study of a Single Case; Conclusion; Chapter 6. Using Comparative Methods to Study Diversity; Introduction; Contrasts With Other Research Strategies; The Goals of Comparative Research; The Process of Comparative Research; Using Comparative Methods; Conclusion; Chapter 7. Using Quantitative Methods to Study Covariation; Introduction; The Goals of Quantitative Research; Contrasts With Other Research Strategies; The Process of Quantitative Research; Using Quantitative Methods; Conclusion; Afterword: The Promise of Social Research; Appendix: Computing Correlation Coefficients; References; Glossary/Index; About the Authors; … (more)
- Edition:
- Third edition
- Publisher Details:
- Los Angeles : SAGE
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (xii, 217 pages)
- Subjects:
- 300.721
Social sciences -- Research - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781544322452
1544322453 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781483379302
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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