The practice of social research
A guide to research as practiced by social scientists. It gives you the tools you need to apply research concepts practically, as both a researcher and a consumer. It emphasizes the process by showing you how to design and construct projects, introducing the various observation modes in use, and answering critical questions about research methods.
Print Book, English, [2013]
13th ed., International ed View all formats and editions
Wadsworth Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA, [2013]
XXIII, 584 p. : il., tablas, gráf. ; 24 cm.
9781133050094, 1133050093
824812890
PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO INQUIRY. 1. Science and Social Research. 2. Social Inquiry: Ethics and Politics. 3. Inquiry, Theory, and Paradigms. PART II: THE STRUCTURING OF INQUIRY: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE. 4. Purpose and Design of Research Projects 5. Sampling Logic. 6. From Concept to Measurement. 7. Typologies, Indexes, and Scales. PART III: MODES OF OPERATION: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE. 8. Surveys. 9. Experiments and Experimentation. 10. Unobtrusive Measures. 11. Paradigms, Methods, and Ethics of Qualitative Field Research. 12. Evaluation Research: Types, Methods, and Issues. PART IV: ANALYSIS OF DATA: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE. 13. Analyzing Qualitative Data. 14. Analyzing Quantitative Data. 15. Origins and Paradigm of the Elaboration Model. 16. Methods of Statistical Analysis. 17. Consuming and Creating Social Research.
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Glosario: p. 549-561