Social research and statistics Books
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Feministische Methodologien und Methoden:
Book SynopsisIn diesem Lehrbuch werden zentrale Diskussionsstränge einer mehr als dreißigjährigen Entwicklungsgeschichte gebündelt und Einblicke in ausgewählte Methoden der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung gegeben. Vorgestellt werden methodologische Erörterungen, empirische Studien und ihre methodischen Konzepte sowie jüngere Debatten über die Kategorie Geschlecht. Adressiert werden damit sowohl Studienanfänger und -anfängerinnen wie im Studium bereits Fortgeschrittene, die sich für Fragen von Erkenntnistheorie, Methode und Methodologie in der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung interessieren und/oder selbst in diesem Feld forschen wollen.Trade Review“... ein umfassendes, facettenreiches und inspirierendes Lehrbuch erstellt, das zentrale Beiträge zu feministischen Methodologien und Methoden enthält und sich auch zukünftig als ein gewichtiges Basisbuch für die Lehre erweisen wird.” (Nur Demir, Prof. Dr. Maria Funder, in: Soziologische Revue, Jg 42, Heft 1, 2019)Table of ContentsFeministische Forschung zwischen Wissenschaftskritik, politischen Ansprüchen und methodologischen Orientierungen.- Im Wechselspiel zwischen Theorie und Empirie: Forschungsfelder und methodische Konzepte der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung.- Nachdenken über die Kategorie Geschlecht: Theoretische und methodologische Perspektiven.- Methodologie und Methode in der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung: Eine Schlussbetrachtung.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Interview und Dokumentarische Methode:
Book SynopsisDie Dokumentarische Methode ist eine Methodologie der qualitativen Sozialforschung, die sich seit langem in der Forschungspraxis bewährt hat. In diesem Buch wird in umfassender Weise theoretisch begründet und forschungspraktisch gezeigt, wie mit der Dokumentarischen Methode Interviews ausgewertet werden. Dabei wird dem narrativen Charakter von Interviews, seien diese leitfadengestützt oder biographisch angelegt, besonders Rechnung getragen. Neben der formulierenden und reflektierenden Interpretation der Interviews geht es um deren Vergleich und um die sinn- wie soziogenetische Typenbildung. Das Buch zeigt in seiner fünften Auflage zudem wichtige Weiterführungen der dokumentarischen Interpretation narrativ fundierter Interviews auf, ist mit seinen ausführlichen Forschungsbeispielen vor allem aber eine Anleitung für die Forschungspraxis.Table of ContentsGrundzüge der dokumentarischen Methode.- Narrativ fundierte Interviews.- Die Narrationsstrukturanalyse und ihre Kritik.- Zur dokumentarischen Interpretation von Interviews.- Dokumentarische Interpretation offener Leitfadeninterviews.- Dokumentarische Interpretation biographischer Interviews.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Welt-System-Analyse: Eine Einführung
Book SynopsisDie erfolgreiche Einführung in die Welt-System-Analyse von Immanuel Wallerstein liegt nun erstmals in deutscher Übersetzung vor. Immanuel Wallerstein liefert eine prägnante und leicht zugängliche Einführung in den umfangreichen Ansatz der Welt-System-Analyse, den er selbst vor über vierzig Jahren auf den Weg brachte, um die Geschichte und die Entwicklung der modernen Welt zu erklären. Der Autor beschreibt die Wissensstrukturen und Mechanismen, auf denen das Welt-System basiert. Darüber hinaus zeigt er, welche Charakteristika die Welt-System-Analyse kennzeichnen: die Betonung von Welt-Systemen an Stelle von Nationalstaaten, die historischen Prozesse und deren Entfaltung über lange Zeiträume sowie die Integration von Wissensbeständen, die für gewöhnlich voneinander getrennt wahrgenommen werden – wie historisches, politologisches, wirtschaftswissenschaftliches und soziologisches Wissen.Die Welt-System-Analyse hat sich als eine häufig genutzte Methode in den historischen Sozialwissenschaften etabliert und ist zu einem gebräuchlichen Referenzpunkt in Globalisierungsdiskussionen geworden.Trade Review“... Dieser richtet sich sowohl an Studienanfängerinnen und Interessierte einer breiten Öffentlichkeit ohne Vorwissen, wie auch an Fachleute zur Auseinandersetzung mit Wallersteins besonderer Perspektive auf die WSA (1–4). Durch die vorliegende Übersetzung wird der Zugang zu Wallersteins Denken einer breiteren Leserinnenschaft im deutschsprachigen Raum ermöglicht. ... Insgesamt sei festgehalten, dass es Wallerstein mit dem vorliegenden Band gelingt, eine kompakte Einführung in die WSA zu verschaffen ...” (Nepomuk Hurch, in: Soziologische Revue, Jg. 43, Heft 2, 2020)Table of ContentsDie Welt verstehen, in der wir leben.- Historische Hintergründe: Von der Sozialwissenschaftlichen Disziplin zur Historischen Sozialwissenschaft.- Das moderne Weltsystem als kapitalistische Welt-Wirtschaft.- Die Entstehung des Staaten-Systems.- Die Erschaffung einer Geo-Kultur.- Das moderne Welt-System in der Krise: Verzweigung, Chaos und Entscheidungen.
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Springer-Verlag GmbH ITControlling für die öffentliche Verwaltung kompakt
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Statistik für alle: Die 101 wichtigsten Begriffe
Book SynopsisDie Statistik und ihre Anwendung in unserem Leben in 101 Stichwörtern kurz, prägnant und verständlich erklären kann nur Walter Krämer. Ob es um die Zusammensetzung der Arbeitslosenquote geht, Aktienkurse, Wahlprognosen, Intelligenzquotient, polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik oder um Klinische Studien und Big Data: Der Leser erhält genau die Informationen, die er benötigt, um im täglichen Leben mit Statistik sinnvoll umgehen zu können. Dazu muss man kein Rechen-As sein oder Mathematik studiert haben. Ein gesunder Menschenverstand und die Bereitschaft, den Tatsachen ohne Vorurteile ins Gesicht zu sehen reichen vollkommen aus, um die Kunst der Statistik schätzen zu lernen: den Schein vom Sein zu trennen und die Stecknadel im Heuhaufen zu finden. Dieses Buch ist ein gleichermaßen verständlicher, faszinierender, amüsanter wie auch und hilfreicher als Ratgeber für unseren täglichen Umgang mit Statistik: denn nur wer versteht kann mitreden und entlarven.Trade Review“... Das Lesen dieses statistischen Wörter- Büchleins wird jenen am meisten Freude bereiten und Nutzen bringen, die sich, selbst Nichtstatistiker, aus unterschiedlichen Gründen - sei es beruflich oder im Studium - mit dem Fach auseinandersetzen müssen. Für diese Leserschaft ist es absolut lesenswert, lehrreich und auch launig geschrieben - ein Krämer eben! ...” (Andreas Quatember, in: Austrian Journal of Statistics, Jg. 46, Heft 1, Februar 2017)“Praktisches alphabetisch sortiertes Nachschlagewerk ... Die Begriffe werden jeweils kurz, leicht verständlich und nachvollziehbar anhand kleiner Beispiele Erläutert …” (Sandra Fuchs, in: Psychologie FoxBlog, sanfuchs1979.wordpress.com, 25. Mai 2016)
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Datenqualität in Stichprobenerhebungen: Eine verständnisorientierte Einführung in die Survey-Statistik
Book SynopsisDieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit den praktischen Fragestellungen statistischer Erhebungen (= Surveys) wie sie sich etwa in der empirischen akademischen Forschung, der offiziellen Statistik oder der kommerziellen Markt- und Meinungsforschung stellen: Wodurch unterscheiden sich verschiedene Stichprobendesigns? Wie sind sie praktisch umzusetzen (z. B. mit der Statistik-Freeware R)? Wie lassen sich die Daten- und die Ergebnisqualität beeinflussen? Wie kompensiert man Nonresponse? Wie können nichtzufällige Stichprobenverfahren und Big Data-Analysen im Zusammenhang mit den Aufgaben der Survey-Statistik funktionieren? Die Vermittlung des Methodenverständnisses wird unterstützt durch die verständnisorientierte Veranschaulichung der Basisideen. Diese Anschaulichkeit wird durch einfache und daher gut nachvollziehbare Beispiele gestützt. Für die vorliegende 3. Auflage wurde das Buch vollständig überarbeitet und inhaltlich unter anderem um die Betrachtung des Spannungsfeldes zwischen Survey-Theorie und -Praxis, die Grundlagen des Simulationsansatzes der Survey-Statistik und eine Auseinandersetzung mit den sich zunehmender Beliebtheit erfreuenden nichtzufälligen Stichprobenverfahren (inklusive den damit verwandten Big Data-Generierungsprozessen) erweitert. Jedes Kapitel wird zudem durch Aufgabenstellungen ergänzt, deren Umsetzung mit der Software R angeleitet wird.Table of ContentsVom Teil aufs Ganze – Einführung in die Stichprobentheorie.- Die Mutter aller Zufallsstichprobenverfahren – Die uneingeschränkte Zufallsauswahl.- Es geht auch anders – Weitere Schätzmethoden.- Zerlegen macht’s genauer – Die geschichtete uneingeschränkte Zufallsauswahl.- Nahe Liegendes gemeinsam erheben spart Geld – Die uneingeschränkte Klumpenauswahl.- Nahe beisammen und doch auseinander – Die zweistufige uneingeschränkte Zufallsauswahl.- Grenzt an Zauberei – Die größenproportionale Zufallsauswahl.- Welcher Zweck heiligt solche Mittel? - Die nichtzufälligen Auswahlen.- Anhang.- Literatur.- Sachverzeichnis.
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Springer KIGrundlagen und Perspektiven verstehen
Book SynopsisWarum intelligente Inklusion den Perspektivwechsel braucht.- Was intelligente Inklusion bedeutet: Grundlagen und Begriffe.- Digitale Exklusion verstehen: Mechanismen und Muster.- Voraussetzungen für intelligente Inklusion: Haltung und Gestaltung.- Warum Inklusion jetzt gestaltet werden muss.
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Springer-Verlag GmbH KIPolitische Leitlinien und Zukunftssicherung
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Lit Verlag From System Transformation to European
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Verlag Barbara Budrich Violence and Genocide in Kurdish Memory:
Book SynopsisKurdish memories of the Armenian Genocide challenge the systematic denialism established by the Turkish state structures and foster new possibilities of coming to terms with the past. This book examines Kurdish biographies, especially from Van, Turkey, and explores the dynamics of intertwined remembrance regimes concerning the political violence on Armenians and Syriac Christians of Ottoman imperial subjects and on Kurdish citizens of Turkey. These life stories shed light on the complexity of remembering, including collective and individual memory notions on violence, perpetratorship and victimhood from past and present. The author focuses on the Kurdish collective and individual memories through reconstructing biographical narrative interviews and ethnographic data. Based on such empirical inquiry, Yetkin argues that the genocide memory helps the Kurdish society articulate, describe, and discuss its own experiences with the state and political violence. Thus, denialism as a systematic notion by the Turkish state apparatus appears to be read accurately when the ongoing state violence on Kurds is problematised parallelly. Alternative younger voices questioning the forefathers’ involvement in the persecution have repeatedly confronted Kurdish positions in politics and civil society fostering critical discussions on the past – underscoring reconciliation with Armenians yet employing anachronistic patterns of storytelling. They have opened up new trajectories based on their experiences. Hence, the author understands the situation as a multi-faceted and multi-layered memory complexity that contains interwoven narratives starting the Kurdish social time with the genocidal violence on Armenians and Syriac Christians of the region and pointing out continuous oppression. In short, a sphere of contested and multidirectional memories challenging foundations of denialism and settled stories emerges within this context and makes the Kurdish experiences discussable.Trade Review“Violence and Genocide in Kurdish Memory provides insight into how visions of the past shift within a turbulent political climate and how these shifts impact ongoing struggles.” Middle East Journal, Volume 76, Number 4, Spring 2023Table of ContentsFrom the Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. ACCESS TO THE FIELD AND RESEARCH PROCESS 1.2. RESEARCH ETHICS 1.3. OUTLINE OF THE STUDY 2. RESEARCH DESIGN 2.1. FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHY 2.2. BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH 2.2.1. Biographical Narrative Interviews: Overview of some Terms 2.2.2. Data Collection 2.2.3. Analysis 2.3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS 3. STUDYING MEMORY: APPROACHES, CONCEPTS, AND COMPLEXITIES 3.1. CONCEPTUALISING MEMORY 3.1.1 Violence in Processing 3.2. CONTESTED MEMORIES 3.3. CONCLUDING REMARKS 4. ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AND THE TALE OF VAN 4.1. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE CONTEXT 4.1.1. History of Histories 4.2. VAN 4.2.1. Towards the Van Resistance 4.2.2. Resistance of Van and Mass Destruction of the City 4.2.3. Post-1915 Van and Violence Afterwards 4.3. NAMING THE CONTEXT IN (POST-)VIOLENCE AND STRUGGLE FOR THOSE LEFT BEHIND 4.3.1 Subjectivities 4.4. 1915 ALONGSIDE HISTORIOGRAPHY 4.5. CONCLUDING REMARKS 5. THE CONFLICT OF RECOGNITION AND DENIAL 5.1. ON DENIALISM (OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE) 5.1.1. The brief chronology of the Armenian Genocide Denialism 5.2. THE CONTEMPORARY SITUATION IN THE “WEST” 5.2.1. Just Memory. A novel approach? 5.2.2. On the field with events 5.2.3. Brief Excursion to Social Media and Political Engagement 5.2.4. The “Depo(t)” for counter memories 5.3. CONTEMPORARY SITUATION IN VAN 5.3.1. The War as the Context 5.3.2. Denialism as the Context: Memorial Site of Zeve 5.3.3. Collective Memory on the Armenian Past, Genocide and Violence in Van 5.4. RECOGNITION DEBATE(S) AMONG KURDS IN TURKEY 5.4.1. Actors and Political Positions 5.4.2. Reflections in the Kurdish Society or Scholarship 5.5. CONCLUDING REMARKS 6. LIFE STORIES. RECONSTRUCTING BIOGRAPHICAL EXPERIENCES AND MEMORIES 6.1. MEHMED 6.1.1. Analytical Abstraction 6.1.1.2. Biographical Synopsis 6.1.1.2. Elements of Violence in Narration 6.2. DELAL 6.2.2. Analytical Abstraction 6.2.2.1. Biographical Synopsis 6.2.2.2. Elements of Violence in Narration 6.3. ZAL 6.3.1. Analytical Abstraction 6.3.1.1. Biographical Synopsis 6.3.1.2. Elements of Violence in Narration 6.4. CONCLUDING REMARKS 7. VIOLENCE AND GENOCIDE IN MEMORY. A COMPARATIVE DISCUSSION 7.1. SEMANTICS OF VIOLENCE. HOW TO DESCRIBE, WHAT TO DISCUSS 7.1.1. Mnemonics: Space and Material 7.1.2. Protagonists 7.1.3. Collective References: Outlines and Frames 7.1.3.1. Idealising the Past and Victims 7.1.3.2. Narrative of Instrumentalisation and Victimhood 7.2. CONTINUITY OF VIOLENCE AND TEMPORAL QUESTIONS 7.2.1. Anachronisms and Analogies 7.2.2. Generational Questions 7.2.3. Envisioned Futures 7.3. THE CONTESTED AREA AND THE SELF 7.3.1. Memory in Transition 7.4. CONCLUDING REMARKS 8. CONCLUSION NOTES REFERENCES
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Wydawnictwo Nasza Wiedza Media spolecznosciowe w eadministracji
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BIS Publishers B.V. Design Thinking and Social Construction: A
Book SynopsisThe book introduces the Constructionist Research Design Process as a framework for research that is creative, transformative and innovative. It can be used by any professional and researcher who wants to develop creative inquiry and to promote social change. It integrates the theory of social construction with the tools of design thinking, challenging the concept of dualisms in research such as quantitative/qualitative and subjective/objective. The focus is on the complex relational achievement required to construct a worldview where different relational (research) processes construct different realities (knowledge). In this sense, all truths are contextual truths, co-created in a specific time and useful to a specific context.
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Haymarket Books Theater(s) and Public Sphere in a Global and
Book SynopsisVolume 1 of Theater(s) and Public Sphere in a Global and Digital Society explores the fundamental contribution that artistic and cultural forms bring to social dynamics and how these can consolidate cohabitation and create meaningfulness, in addition to fulfilling economic and regulatory needs. As symbolic forms of collective social practices, artistic and cultural forms weave together the meaning of territories, contexts, and peoples, and also of the generations who traverse them. These forms of meaning interact with the social imaginary, mediate marginalization, transform barriers into bridges, and are indispensable tools for any social coexistence and its continuous rethinking in everyday life. The various epistemic approaches present here refer to sociology, theatre studies, cultural studies, psychology, economy of culture, and social statistics which observe theatre as a social phenomenon. Contributors are: Maria Shevstova, Ilaria Riccioni, Roberta Paltrinieri, Gerhard Glüher, Raimondo Guarino, Mariselda Tessarolo, Raffaele Federici, Marco Serino, Maria Grazia Turri, Elena Olesina, Elena Polyudova, Marisol Facuse, Vincenzo Del Gaudio, Laura Gemini, Stefano Brilli, Jessica Camargo Molano, Annalisa Cicerchia, Simona Staffieri and Giulia Cavrini.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesNotes on Contributors1 Artistic Processes and Characteristics: Key Problems of the Sociology of the Theatre In Dialogue with Pierre Bourdieu Maria Shevtsova2 The Social and Political Impact of the Theatre in Contemporary Society Ilaria Riccioni3 Theatre at University as a Way to Increase the Sense of Citizenship and Civil Spirit Roberta Paltrinieri4 Staged Passages between Art and Everyday Life Gerhard Glüher5 Urban Environment, Places for Performance A Groundbreaking Experience: Renato Nicolini and Estate Romana (1976–1985) Raimondo Guarino6 The Theatre as the Stage of an Elusive Further Society Mariselda Tessarolo7 Paris and Popular Theatre in Robert Michels La foule and the Audience in the Years of Classical Sociology Raffaele Federici8 The Undone Discipline A Historical and Critical-Theoretical Account of the Sociology of the Theatre Marco Serino9 Theatre as Intersubjective Space for the Mediation of Collective Identity Outline of a Psychoanalytic Perspective Maria Grazia Turri10 Historical Reenactment and Theatrical Performance On New Perspectives of Educational Methods Elena Olesina and Elena Polyudova11 Political Theatre in the 20th Century Elements for Archaeology Marisol Facuse12 Blast Theory between Public Space and Social Space Vincenzo Del Gaudio13 Live/Life Sharing The Use of Social Media by Contemporary Theatre Companies in Italy Laura Gemini and Stefano Brilli14 Theatre as a Means of “Interpreting” Lockdown The Case of Staged Jessica Camargo Molano15 Cultural Welfare Theatre in the Limelight Annalisa Cicerchia and Simona Staffieri16 Measuring Culture – How and Why? Giulia CavriniIndex
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Emerald Publishing Limited Grounding Grounded Theory
Book SynopsisIn searching out the methodological principles on which grounded theory is built, the author reveals its main features as a qualitative research methodology for social research and the issues fundamental to understanding it. He also highlights the disagreements between the originators of grounded theory, their reasons, and their effects.Trade ReviewPrepublication Reviews "Grounded theory is an all-pervasive slogan in social research. Dey's book is a crucial guide to the realities and hard questions that lie behind the slogan." --DONALD MACKENZIE, University of Edinburgh, Scotland Reviews "It is [the] fundamental level of analysis that gives the book its instructive quality and makes it valuable reading for researchers contemplating any form of qualitative research...Highly recommended." --TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY RESEARCH: THE SURREY QUARTERLY REVIEWTable of ContentsPrologue. Introduction. A Mixed Marriage. Categories. Categorization. Coding. Concluding. Process and Causality. Structures and Agency. Making Fit Theory. Making Theory Fit. Grounding Grounded Theory. Epilogue. Bibliography. Subject Index.
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Oxford University Press Researching Forced Labour in the Global Economy
Book SynopsisBy most accounts, forced labour, human trafficking, and modern slavery are thriving in the global economy. Recent media reports -- including the discovery of widespread trafficking in Thailand''s shrimp industry, forced labour in global tea and cocoa supply chains, and the devastating deaths of workers constructing stadiums for Qatar''s World Cup-- have brought once hidden exploitation into the mainstream spotlight. As public concern about forced labour has escalated, governments around the world have begun to enact legislation to combat it in global production.Yet, in spite of soaring media and policy attention, reliable research on the business of forced labour remains difficult to come by. Forced labour is notoriously challenging to investigate, given that it is illegal, and powerful corporations and governments are reluctant to grant academics access to their workers and supply chains. Given the risk associated with researching the business of forced labour, until very recently, feTable of ContentsNotes on contributors Acknowledgements 1: Genevieve LeBaron: Introduction Part I: Surveying the Gaps 2: Andrew Crane & Genevieve LeBaron: Methodological Challenges in the Business of Forced Labour 3: Nicola Phillips: The Politics of Numbers: Beyond Methodological Challenges in Research on Forced Labour 4: Joel Quirk: The Politics of Forced Labour Research: NGOs, Activists, and States 5: Jean Allain: What Is Forced Labour? A Practical Guide for Humanities and Social Science Research 6: Sam Okyere: Confronting Bias in Ngo Research on Modern Slavery Part II: Frontiers of Forced Labour Research and Methods 7: Neil Howard: Why (and How) We Need To Talk To 'The Victims' 8: Jenny Chan: Researching Unfree Student Labour in Apple's Supply Chain 9: Andreas Rühmkorf: Transparent Companies? Legal Research Strategies to Understand Forced Labour in Global Supply Chains 10: Robert Caruana: The Role of Discourse Analysis in Researching Severe Labour Exploitation 11: Jessica Pliley: Archival Trouble: Researching Sex Trafficking In Early Twentieth-Century America
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The University of Chicago Press Improvising Theory
Book SynopsisScholars have long recognized that ethnographic method is bound up with the construction of theory in ways that are difficult to teach. This work argues that the reason for this is that ethnographic theorization is essentially improvisational in nature, conducted in real time and in necessarily unpredictable social situations.Trade Review"Improvising Theory represents the stupendous outcome of what should be an ordinary procedure - the interaction between a faculty member and her advisee in the field. What makes this book so remarkable is that both sides of this correspondence maintain a tone that is richly literary. Moreover, the exchange is a model for the kind of pedagogical relationship we should all aim to have with our students." - Michael Herzfeld, Harvard University"
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The University of Chicago Press Essays on Economics and Economists
Book SynopsisThis text reflects on some of the most fundamental concerns of economists since the 18th century. In 15 essays, the author evaluates the contributions of a number of figures, including Adam Smith, and George Stigler, as well as economists at the London School of Economics in the 1930s.Table of ContentsPreface 1: The Institutional Structure of Production 2: How Should Economists Choose? 3: Economics and Contiguous Disciplines 4: Economists and Public Policy 5: The Market for Goods and the Market for Ideas 6: The Wealth of Nations 7: Adam Smith's View of Man 8: Alfred Marshall's Mother and Father 9: Alfred Marshall's Family and Ancestry 10: The Appointment of Pigou as Marshall's Successor 11: Marshall on Method 12: Arnold Plant 13: Duncan Black 14: George J. Stigler 15: Economics at LSE in the 1930s: A Personal View Index
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The University of Chicago Press What About Mozart What About Murder Reasoning
Book SynopsisDraws on a lifetime of sociological research and wisdom to show, in helpful detail, how to use a variety of kinds of cases to build sociological knowledge. The author provides a guide that researchers can use to produce general sociological knowledge through case studies.Trade Review"Becker's gift for storytelling, his uncommon common sense, and his sly, contemporary eye make it clear that sociology, done right, is a liberal art, nimbly situated between philosophy and poetry. Nothing less than a handbook of how to think, What About Mozart? What About Murder? is a splendidly written and historically informed multicultural guide to forming questions that help make sense in and of our lives within a networked, global culture or, for that matter, a map of Paris or Chicago." (Michael Joyce, Vassar College)"
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The University of Chicago Press City and Regime in the American Republic
Book SynopsisStephen L. Elkin deftly combines the empirical and normative strands of political science to make a powerfully original statement about what cities are, can, and should be. Rejecting the idea that two goals of city politicsequality and efficiencyare opposed to one another, Elkin argues that a commercial republic could achieve both. He then takes the unusual step of addressing how the political institutions of the city can help to form the kind of citizenry such a republic needs. The present workings of American urban political institutions are, Elkin maintains, characterized by a close relationship between politicians and businessmen, a relationship that promotes neither political equality nor effective social problem-solving. Elkin pays particular attention to the issue of land-use in his analysis of these failures of popular control in traditional city politics. Urban political institutions, however, are not just instruments for the dispensing of valued outcomes or devices for social
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The University of Chicago Press Contested Reproduction
Book SynopsisMuch like past arguments about stem-cell research, the coming debate over these reproductive genetic technologies (RGTs) will be political and, for many people, religious. In order to understand how the debate will play out in the US, the author conducted a study of the claims made about RGTs by religious people from across the political spectrum.Trade Review"This is an artfully conceived, well-researched, and well-written book on a topic of immense importance. It is completely original - literally unique in the focus of its investigation and the data it brings to bear. Evans takes an extremely technical and complicated area of science and ethics and makes it accessible with a refreshing, admirably even-handed approach. Contested Reproduction will be a landmark study." - Christian Smith, University of Notre Dame"
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The University of Chicago Press Going Public A Guide for Social Scientists
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The University of Chicago Press Thinking Through Methods
Book SynopsisSociological research is hard enough already you don't need to make it even harder by smashing about like a bull in a china shop, not knowing what you're doing or where you're heading. Or so says John Levi Martin in this witty, insightful, and desperately needed primer on how to practice rigorous social science. Thinking Through Methods focuses on the practical decisions that you will need to make as a researcher where the data you are working with comes from and how that data relates to all the possible data you could have gathered. This is a user's guide to sociological research, designed to be used at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Rather than offer mechanical rules and applications, Martin chooses instead to team up with the reader to think through and with methods. He acknowledges that we are human beings and thus prone to the same cognitive limitations and distortions found in subjects and proposes ways to compensate for these limitations. Martin also forcefully argues for principled symmetry, contending that bad ethics makes for bad research, and vice versa. Thinking Through Methods is a landmark work one that students will turn to again and again throughout the course of their sociological research.
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The University of Chicago Press The Social Organization of Sexuality
Book SynopsisBased on personal interviews with a probability sample of 3432 American women and men between the ages of 18 and 59, this study explores the extent to which sexual conduct and general attitudes toward sexuality are influenced by gender, age, marital status and other demographic characteristics.
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The University of Chicago Press Redesigning Social Inquiry Fuzzy Sets and Beyond
Book SynopsisOffers a critique of the standard approach to social research - namely, assessing the relative importance of causal variables drawn from competing theories. This book proposes the use of set-theoretic methods to find a middle path between quantitative and qualitative research.Trade Review"Redesigning Social Inquiry is aimed at social scientists looking to escape the banality of everyday quantitative research, and here they'll find a sophisticated way out of all the by-the-numbers work. But this book also speaks to those of us who have a profound knowledge of cases and want to explore the implications of this understanding. With this rigorous yet accessible book, Charles Ragin has completed his mission to reorient social science." - Edwin Amenta, University of California, Irvine"
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The University of Chicago Press Just One of the Guys
Book SynopsisThe fact that men and women continue to receive unequal treatment at work is a point of contention among politicians, the media, and scholars. This book focuses on this phenomenon by analyzing the unique experiences of transgender men - people designated female at birth whose gender identity is male - on the job.Trade Review"Truly innovative, courageous, and rigorous. Just One of the Guys? will spark a lot of dialogue and some contentious discussions. Kristen Schilt has taken an ethnographic and interview-based approach to understanding the workplace inequalities facing a highly understudied population, and the results are sobering and unexpected. This is an indubitably creative and original book." - Shari L. Dworkin, University of California, San Francisco"
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The University of Chicago Press Just One of the Guys
Book SynopsisThe fact that men and women continue to receive unequal treatment at work is a point of contention among politicians, the media, and scholars. This book focuses on this phenomenon by analyzing the unique experiences of transgender men - people designated female at birth whose gender identity is male - on the job.Trade Review"Truly innovative, courageous, and rigorous. Just One of the Guys? will spark a lot of dialogue and some contentious discussions. Kristen Schilt has taken an ethnographic and interview-based approach to understanding the workplace inequalities facing a highly understudied population, and the results are sobering and unexpected. This is an indubitably creative and original book." - Shari L. Dworkin, University of California, San Francisco"
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The University of Chicago Press An Epidemic of Uncertainty Navigating HIV and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An Epidemic of Uncertainty is dense and thorough in its engagement with the TLT study, interspersed with detailed ethnographic vignettes that give stories, names, and weight to the vast data collected and examined." * The Lancet *"The philosophy and history of mathematical probability and its applications have recently, and very evocatively, described it as ‘the taming of chance’. Trinitapoli reminds us that this is certainly not the case. The calculus of risk, however impressive its achievements, cannot dispel the uncertainty of life events as people actually experience them. In the course of her analysis, she builds a simple and powerful explanatory framework attentive not only to the findings of her own superb ethnography, but to other demographers’, anthropologists’, and sociologists’, contributions." -- Philip Kreager, Somerville College, Oxford University"Trinitapoli, with her storytelling, has successfully opened a window for the reader to look into village life in Balaka district in Malawi, and she has at the same time, addressed demographic phenomena of fertility, migration, and mortality in a context of rapidly changing local HIV epidemic. The sensitive and accurate portrayal of village life and its chatter, interwoven with uncertainty in decision-making over partnerships, parenthood, and divorce has given me a fresh perspective on how I will read HIV and demographic statistics in the future." -- Nyovani Madise, Director of Research and Sustainable Development Policies and Head of the Malawi office of the African Institute for Development Policy"An Epidemic of Uncertainty is a multicourse gourmet meal for demographers. It is a book to settle into, chew on, and ruminate over with good friends. Empirically dense, theoretically rich, and analytically smart, the book moves the reader effortlessly between sophisticated quantitative analyses and everyday village and town life in and around Balaka, Malawi. And it brings demography, in all its interdisciplinary and conceptual splendor, to bear on the new subfield, Jenny Trinitapoli, the book's author, wants to usher in: Uncertainty Demography." -- Sanyu A. Mojola * Population and Development Review *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations 1 Introduction: Surveying the Shadows of Uncertainty 2 Ten Years in Balaka: The Excellent and Imperfect Data of Longitudinal Studies 3 Uncertainty Demography 4 The Scope of HIV Uncertainty 5 HIV Uncertainty and the Limits of Testing 6 Relationship Uncertainty and Marriage Instability 7 Call the Ankhoswe 8 Ultimate Uncertainties and the Mortality Landscape 9 Conclusion: Varieties of Uncertainty in Balaka Acknowledgments Appendix: Mortality Trends in Malawi, 1990–2020 Glossary of Chichewa and Technical Terms Notes References Index
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The University of Chicago Press Moral Minefields How Sociologists Debate Good
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Important. . . We live in an era in which scholarly debates, inside and outside the classroom, are increasingly viewed through a moral or political lens. As Dromi and Stabler quite rightly maintain, we must navigate through a scholarly landscape strewn with moral land mines." * Inside Higher Ed *"This book makes a significant contribution to sociology with its well-supported thesis that explains how sociologists can engage in heated debate about their research. . . . Highly recommended." * Choice *“Moral Minefields offers an explosion of insight into how to approach the seemingly always politically charged project of conducting sociological research. Throughout its history, the discipline has stood between commitments to scientific inquiry and the pursuit of truth, and commitments to addressing social inequality, socio-economic disadvantage, and other moral concerns. Rather than try to resolve the push and pull emanating from both sides of this divide, readers are guided to think more critically and carefully about what constitutes the pursuit of good research that is indelibly tied to visions—either by the sociologists producing their work or the audiences receiving it—of morally sound research. Dromi and Stabler seek not to resolve the tension, but rather expose readers to sociology’s courageous embracing of it and, therefore, guide readers to think more effectively about how it can be managed going forward.” -- Alford Young, Jr., University of Michigan“Dromi and Stabler skillfully puncture a stalled debate between the value-free and deliberately activist camps of contemporary sociology, showing how scholars within our methodologically and substantively diverse field form judgments about what counts as ‘good research.’ Weaving together a range of powerful examples—from secularism to breastfeeding, cosmopolitanism, and racial inequality—their framework of moral repertoires shines new light on the field. Equally valuable to both the seasoned sociologist and the young researcher.” -- Jenny Trinitapoli, University of ChicagoTable of ContentsPreface: Eternity in Cincinnati Introduction: Rules of the Road 1: Navigating in a Minefield Moral Repertoires and Sociological Research 2: Academic No-Go Zones On Social-Gene Interactions, Cultures of Poverty, and Forbidden Knowledge Claims in Sociology 3: Moral Highways and Byways Connecting New Critiques with Old Insights in the Study of Nationalism 4: Chartered Trips Remapping Controversy and the Renewal of Research on the Family Conclusion: On Moral Grounds Afterword: Researching the Good in Research Justifications Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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The University of Chicago Press Adventures in the Archaic
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The University of Chicago Press The Total Survey Error Approach A Guide to the
Book SynopsisPresents a unified method for conducting good survey research centered on the various types of errors that can occur in surveys - from measurement and nonresponse error to coverage and sampling error. This comprehensive guide is built on theoretical elements drawn from specific disciplines, with detailed treatments of the specific types of errors.Trade Review"This book is appropriate for many survey research methods courses. It will be useful for both instructors and for survey research professionals. I would use it in my survey methods class and recommend it to the staff in my organization." - John Kennedy, director of the Center for Survey Research, Indiana University"
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Columbia University Press Research Techniques for Program Planning
Book SynopsisEach section, program planning, monitoring, and evaluation, begins with a description of the administrative function to which it is devoted, followed by a set of selected research techniques, each illustrated with a hypothetical case and an exercise for the reader in applying the technique.Table of Contents1. Introduction 1. Program Planning 2. Constructing Questionnaires for Need-Assessment Surveys 3. Interviewing for Resource Surveys 4. Assessing Research in Planning Intervention Strategies 5. Using Observational Techniques for Planning Staff Training Pograms 2. Program Monitoring 6. Using Forms to Conduct a Client Census 7. Using Forms to Monitor Staff Activities 8. Using Smapling in Monitoring Staff Performance 9. Data Analysis and Interpretation for Program Monitoring 3. Program Evaluation 10. Interrupted Time Series Designs 11. Replicated Cross-Sectional Survey Designs 12. Comparative Experimental Designs 13. Crossover Designs 14. Summary and Conclusions
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Columbia University Press Research in Social Work
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Columbia University Press Research in Social Work
Book SynopsisSets forth a scientific framework for practicing and examining applications of research concepts and techniques for social workers.Table of ContentsPart I. Social Work and Research 1. Understanding the World 2. The Contribution of the Scientific Approach to Social Work Part II. Generation of Inquiry Theory 1. Developing a Problem for Research 2. Considerations for a Useful Research Problem 3. Current Knowledge 4. Formulating Hypotheses and Questions 5. Explication of the Problem Part III. The Social Context of Research 1. The Profession of Social Work 2. Theory as Framework for Research 3. The Site of the Research 4. The Social and Political Context 5. Protection of Human Subjects Part IV. Dimensions of Research Design 1. The Investigator's Control Over the Phenomena Studied 2. Knowledge-Building Purposes and Functions 3. Methodological Orientation 4. Establishing Causality 5. Threats to Internal Validity Part V. Naturalistic Designs 1. Designs with Exploratory-Descriptive Functions 2. Designs with Explanatory Functions Part VI. Single-System Experiments 1. The Case Study 2. The Basic Time Series (AeMDRVOABAeMDNMO) Design 3. Withdrawal Reversal Designs 4. The Multiple Baseline Design 5. Generalization (External Validity) Part VII. Group Experiments 1. Uncontrolled Single Group Experiment 2. Strengthening the Design 3. Equivalent Group Designs 4. Nonequivalent Group Designs 5. The Experimental Intervention 6. Generalization from Group Experiments 7. Laboratory Experiments: Analog Studies of Intervention Effects Part VIII. Sampling 1. The Nature and Purposes of Sampling 2. Samples and the Research Question 3. Basic Types of Samples 4. Generalization from Probability Samples 5. Size of Sample Part IX. Measurement 1. Definition of Measurement 2. Role of Measurement 3. Levels of Measurement 4. Criteria for Evaluating Measurement Procedures Part X. Data Collection 1. Selecting a Data Collection Method 2. Bias in Data Collection Methods 3. Self-Report Methods 4. Observation 5. Available Data Part XI. Quantitative Data Analysis 1. Quantitative Data 2. Categorization and Coding 3. Univariate Analysis 4. Ivariate Analysis 5. Inferential Statistics 6. Multivariate Analysis 7. Analysis of Time Series Data 8. Meta-Analysis Part XII. Qualitative Research 1. Modes of Qualitative Research 2. The Methods of Qualitative Research Part XIII. Assessment 1. Research Procedures in Assessment for Generalist Practice Part XIV. Evaluating Outcome at Different Levels of Practice 1. Program Levels and Evaluation Designs 2. Outcome Criteria 3. From Criteria to Data 4. Sources and Types of Data 5. Variations in Outcome Measures Part XV. Study of Intervention Characteristics 1. Data from Practitioners'Reports 2. Data from Clients 3. Direct and Electronic Observation 4. Change Process Research 5. Intervention Analogs Part XVI. Intervention Design and Development 1.The Design and Development Paradigm (D&D) Appendix 1. The Library Research Process: Mary Jane Brustman Appendix 2. Guidelines for Preparing a Research Report
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Columbia University Press Social Work Research and Evaluation
Book SynopsisReamer demonstrates how case-workers, program directors, and administrators evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, conduct needs assessments, draw on empirically-based literature and findings to inform their practice, and, finally, create and disseminate information for use by other professionals.Table of ContentsThe Relevance of Social Work Research and Evaluation Skills Understanding Research and Evaluation Questions Designing Social Work Research and Evaluation Ethical Issues in Social Work Research and Evaluation Sampling Measurement Issues Data Collection: Standardized Instruments Data Collection: Instrument Development Data Collection: Procedures Program Evaluation Data Analysis Preparing Research and Evaluation Reports Locating and Critiquing Literature
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Columbia University Press Postmodern Social Work
Book SynopsisKen Moffatt turns to postmodern philosophy’s grappling with late capitalism and the omnipresence of technology in order to develop a new approach to reflective social work practice and critical pedagogy. He attempts to reconcile postmodern thinkers with the realities of teaching social work to diverse student populations in a precarious era.Trade ReviewKen Moffatt has successfully provided a new take on how postmodern thinking influences the core areas of social work education. Essential to rethinking and redesigning syllabi and pedagogy, this book will function as a refreshing framework from which to revisit new curricula. All social work educators, new and experienced, will find this book invaluable. -- Janis Fook, author of Social Work: A Critical Approach to PracticePostmodern Social Work responds to the challenges of co-creating social work practice and education. Moffatt provides an intellectually rigorous and accessible approach to social work for the precarious times in which we live. Drawing on critical and feminist postmodern perspectives, Moffatt proposes new ways we can promote openness to the marginalized other and to multiple forms of knowing. The book offers renewed hope for reflective and creative forms of critical social work education and practice. -- Karen Healy, author of Social Work Theories in Context: Creating Frameworks for PracticePostmodern Social Work offers a valuable perspective on social work teaching and education. In today’s multifaceted, global environment, the ability to think critically and complexly is essential to productive social work. Integrating postmodern concepts with reflective practice, Ken Moffatt provides an alternative pedagogy that embraces these challenges. Both new and veteran educators—and their students—can benefit from the ideas discussed in this book. -- Stanley Witkin, author of Transforming Social Work: Social Constructionist Reflections on Contemporary and Enduring IssuesIn this insightful book, Moffatt deploys his magical touch again, transforming ordinary experience into extraordinary unforgettable learning – the hallmark of a brilliant educator. Here’s a unique take on the many creative ways social work engages postmodern concepts and an invitation to vulnerability where Moffatt models self-reflection as ongoing critical engagement. -- Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityPostmodern Social Work straddles the areas of critical pedagogy and social work, offering a method for teaching in a manner that examines the academic climate, which is being so negatively impacted by neoliberalism and managerialism. -- Laura Béres, author of The Narrative PractitionerTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Discourse in the Context of Precariousness2. Reflective Social Work Practice: The Social and the Self3. Reflective Practice as a Form of Consciousness4. The Social Work Classroom as a Play of Dynamic Elements5. The Dispossessed Self6. Arts-Based Reflection7. Reflective Postmodern Social Work in the Context of PrecariousnessWorks CitedIndex
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Columbia University Press Research Techniques for Clinical Social Workers
Book SynopsisIntended for students and practitioners of social work, this work presents research concepts and skills. It reflects contemporary developments in practice research, such as an evidence-based practice; the importance of evaluation within the managed-care environment; the role of social work ethics in practice research; and, more.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1 Assessment 1. Research Interviewing and Questionnaires 2. Using Available Instruments 3. Systematic Observation 4. Specification and Rating of Problems and Goals Part 2 Selecting, Implementing, and Monitoring Intervention 5. Selection of Treatment Interventions 6. Content Analysis 7. The Development and Use of Forms for Client Self-Monitoring 8. Qualitative Methods in Practice Research Part 3 Evaluating Treatment 9. Single-Case Designs 10. Variations and Replications of Single-Case Designs 11. The Use of Sample Surveys in Follow-up Evaluations 12. Simple Group Designs for Use in Evaluation 13. The Use of Data Aggregation and Analysis for Treatment Monitoring 14. Research and Clinical Social Work Practice Postscript Index
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Columbia University Press Research Methods in Child Welfare
Book SynopsisCovers the methodological challenges and the real-life constraints of research in child welfare settings. This volume addresses topics that include the ethics involved in researching children and their families and the limits of confidentiality within this population.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Foreword, by Christine James-Brown Acknowledgments 1. Introduction to Child Welfare Research Part 1. Planning and Developing Research Studies 2. The Philosophy and Logic of Research 3. Ethical Considerations 4. Problem Formulation 5. Sampling Theory Part 2. Design Strategies 6. Single-System Design 7. Group Designs 8. Using Existing Data Part 3. Measurement Strategies 9. Measurement Theory and Measure Selection 10. Surveys 11. Case Studies 12. Focus Groups 13. In-Depth Interviews Part 4. Data Analysis and Writing Up and Sharing Research Results 14. Data Analysis Techniques 15. Dissemination of Research Findings Part 5. Special Topics in Agency Practice 16. Continuous Quality Improvement in Agency Practice 17. Agency-Based Program Evaluation 18. Final Thoughts Classroom Discussion and Activities Glossary 1. Social Science Research Methods Terms Glossary 2. Child Welfare Practice and Policy Terms References Index
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Columbia University Press Research Methods in Child Welfare
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Foreword, by Christine James-Brown Acknowledgments 1. Introduction to Child Welfare Research Part 1. Planning and Developing Research Studies 2. The Philosophy and Logic of Research 3. Ethical Considerations 4. Problem Formulation 5. Sampling Theory Part 2. Design Strategies 6. Single-System Design 7. Group Designs 8. Using Existing Data Part 3. Measurement Strategies 9. Measurement Theory and Measure Selection 10. Surveys 11. Case Studies 12. Focus Groups 13. In-Depth Interviews Part 4. Data Analysis and Writing Up and Sharing Research Results 14. Data Analysis Techniques 15. Dissemination of Research Findings Part 5. Special Topics in Agency Practice 16. Continuous Quality Improvement in Agency Practice 17. Agency-Based Program Evaluation 18. Final Thoughts Classroom Discussion and Activities Glossary 1. Social Science Research Methods Terms Glossary 2. Child Welfare Practice and Policy Terms References Index
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Columbia University Press Qualitative Research in Social Work
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis edition continues with an emphasis on qualitative program evaluation and ends with some exemplary studies in strong practice domains in our field. -- Deborah Gioia, University of Maryland, School of Social WorkTable of ContentsPreface Part I The Big Picture 1. Standards for Qualitative Studies and Reports, by James W. Drisko 2. Ethics in Qualitative Research, by Frederick Reamer 3. Deconstructing the Epistemological Question with a Focus on the Knower, by Robert L. Miller Jr. Part II. Approaches to Qualitative Research 4. Constructivist Research in Social Work, by James W. Drisko 5. Grounded Theory, by Jane F. Gilgun 6. Ethnography, by Roberta G. Sands 7. Analysis of Personal Narratives, by Catherine Kohler Reissman 8. "We have a situation here!": Using Situation Analysis for Health and Social Research, by Lesley Green Rennis 9. Action Research: An Intervention for Change, by Shirley J. Jones Part III: Methods of Data Collection and Analysis 10. Qualitative Interviewing, by Judy L. Postmus 11. Focus Groups, by Raymie Wayne 12. Qualitative Data Analysis Software: An Overview and New Possibilities Part IV: Qualitative Program Evaluation 13 Qualitative Program Evaluation: Overview 14. Program Evaluation: Departures 15. The Application of Qualitative Research to Organizational Decision-Making Part V: Generating New Knowledge for Social Work 16. Coping with the Dual Demands of Psychiatric Disability and Parenting: The Parents' Perspective 17. Assessing Young Children's Perceptions of Family Relationships: Theory and Applications of the Narrative Story-Stem Technique, by Tim Page 18. Parenting and Child Neglect among Families in Urban Poverty: A Qualitative Approach 19. Doing the Best You Can? The Relationship between Caseworker and Parent: A Case Study 20. Scholarships and Support Available to Foster Youth: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Service Delivery 21. Collaboration between Social Workers and Physicians: Development and Application of a Typology Appendix
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Columbia University Press Time and the Other
Book SynopsisTime and the Other is a classic work that critically reexamined the relationship between anthropologists and their subjects and reoriented the approach literary critics, philosophers, and historians took to the study of humankind.Trade ReviewPraise for the first edition: "A radical epistemological critique of anthropological writing." -- George Marcus, University of California, Irvine "The confidence and optimism that Fabian expresses contributes in no small way to the exhilarating intellectual experience this book offers." -- Gauri Viswanathan, Columbia University xTable of ContentsForeword: Syntheses of a Critical Anthropology, by Matti Bunzl Preface to the Reprint Edition Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Time and the Emerging Other 2. Our Time, Their Time, No Time: Coevalness Denied 3. Time and Writing About the Other 4. The Other and the Eye: Time and the Rhetoric of Vision 5. Conclusions Postscript: The Other Revisited Notes References Cited Index
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Columbia University Press Time and the Other
Book SynopsisTime and the Other is a classic work that critically reexamined the relationship between anthropologists and their subjects and reoriented the approach literary critics, philosophers, and historians took to the study of humankind.Trade ReviewPraise for the first edition: "A radical epistemological critique of anthropological writing." -- George Marcus, University of California, Irvine "The confidence and optimism that Fabian expresses contributes in no small way to the exhilarating intellectual experience this book offers." -- Gauri Viswanathan, Columbia University xTable of ContentsForeword: Syntheses of a Critical Anthropology, by Matti Bunzl Preface to the Reprint Edition Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Time and the Emerging Other 2. Our Time, Their Time, No Time: Coevalness Denied 3. Time and Writing About the Other 4. The Other and the Eye: Time and the Rhetoric of Vision 5. Conclusions Postscript: The Other Revisited Notes References Cited Index
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Columbia University Press Narrative in Social Work Practice
Book SynopsisNarrative in Social Work Practice features first-person accounts by social workers who have successfully integrated narrative theory and approaches into their practice. Throughout, the book showcases the flexibility and appeal of narrative methods and demonstrates how they can be empowering and fulfilling for clients and social workers alike.Trade ReviewBrava! I congratulate the editors and contributors for this spellbinding book. I became engrossed in the various narratives, each presenting its own portrait of courage, resilience, and professional and personal discovery. The authors give voice to the hidden social work heroes who make a difference in people's everyday lives. Thank you for sharing your commitment, your creativity, and your humanity. This book is a magnificent read! -- Alex Gitterman, University of Connecticut School of Social Work Within the context of the helping process, our stories, our clients' stories, and the stories of our time and times past enlighten social work practice. The complexities of humanity cannot be adequately understood through a digitalized format-well-crafted narrative continues to be a cornerstone of the social work profession. Narrative in Social Work Practice is a thoughtfully edited collection, essential for any social worker who wants to better understand why, when, and how we address the human condition. -- Thomas Sedgwick, vice-president, the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care This pathbreaking book is essential reading for social work practitioners, educators, supervisors, and researchers and their allies in related professions and disciplines who focus on human dialogue, interpretation, memory, and creativity as tools of their trade. -- Barbara Levy Simon, Columbia University School of Social Work This beautifully written book illustrates a variety of narrative methods and how they can be personalized in practice to reflect the unique experiences and skills of the individual social worker. For social workers and other helping professionals, this book is just the ticket. -- Martha Dore, Director of Social Work Research (ret.), Cambridge Child Guidance Center, Harvard University Department of PsychiatryTable of ContentsForeword, by Rita Charon Preface: A Carnival of Possibilities, by Ann Burack-Weiss Acknowledgments Introduction: Many Ways of Knowing, by Ann Burack-Weiss Part I. Writing as Discovery and Healing 1. Stuck: An Intersection of Stories, by Lynne Bamat Mijangos 2. Garden at Vaucresson: It's Not All a Bed of Roses, by Lynn Sara Lawrence 3. Another Kind of Witnessing: Narrative Medicine and the Trauma Therapist, by Kristen Slesar Part II. Narrative Social Work with Individuals and Families 4. The Reluctant Storyteller: The Use of Self in Narrative Social Work, by Millet Israeli 5. Grace Notes: Singing in Marion's Hospital Room, by Constance H. Gemson 6. One Family's Experience of Falling Out of Health: A Mother Remembers; a Daughter Reflects, by Jessica Greenbaum and Isabel Marcus 7. Scheherazade: The Social Worker as Interpreter of Social, Cultural, and Familial Maladies, by Judith Levi 8. Sharing a Narrative Meal: The Therapeutic Use of Narrative with Older Adults, by Lauren Taylor Part III. Narrative Social Work with Groups 9. Storytelling and Listening to Combat HIV/AIDS: Stigma and Secrecy in Kenya, by Benaifer Bhadha 10. I Like Dancing and Singing and Prancing and Flinging: Using Poetry in Dementia Care, by Mary Hume 11. Jesse's Story: A Mother's Voice-a Social Work Journey, by Heidi Mandel 12. With Every Story We Rise: Narrative Means to Social Justice Ends, by Nora McCarthy and Rachel Blustain Part IV. Narrative Social Work in Education, Supervision, and Research 13. Transnational Parenting: The Hidden Costs of the Search for a "Better Life", by Christiana Best-Giacomini 14. The Worker-Mentor Story: Narrative Approaches in Social Work Supervision, by Alicia Fry 15. Narrative Research: Discoveries in Listening to Clinician-Scholars' Experiences of Working Across Trauma and Loss, by Madelyn Miller 16. Reading and Writing Really Are Fundamental: How Stories Shape Professional Development, by Mary Sormanti Conclusion: On Narrative Competence and Narrative Humility, by Ann Burack-Weiss, Lynn Sara Lawrence, and Lynne Bamat Mijangos List of Contributors Index
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Columbia University Press Stories from the Field A Guide to Navigating
Book SynopsisStories from the Field is a relatable, thoughtful, and unorthodox guide to field research in political science. It features personal stories from working political scientists: some funny, some dramatic, all fascinating and informative.Trade ReviewThe breadth of life experience captured in this collection is the reason this volume has great pedagogical potential. A lot of graduate students will flip to find their academic heroes and crushes and then keep reading. Authors are writing with different agendas, but always in a first-person voice. The effect is to give the volume both intellectual heft and a personal touch. -- Jesse Driscoll, author of Doing Global Fieldwork: A Social Scientist’s Guide to Mixed-Methods Research Far From HomeI love this book. I want every first-year political science student, all graduate students, and each of my colleagues to read it. Krause and Szekely deliver the real deal: how to do rigorous field research while remaining candid, agile, and curious. In every chapter here, I laughed and I learned. -- Cynthia Enloe, author of The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent PatriarchyScholars seldom share their personal stories and lessons drawn from field research with others, limiting our ability to learn from one another's experiences. This book is unique in making available stories and insights from forty-four such experiences from scholars for whom fieldwork is a central part of their research. I wish it had been available when I first went to the field, and hope that young scholars today will take advantage of it, both to convince them of the importance of fieldwork and to help to prepare them for what to expect from it. -- Sidney Tarrow, coeditor of The Resistance: The Dawn of the Anti-Trump Opposition MovementOffers a wealth of personal insights, methodological discussions, and ways of creatively coping with the unexpected during research carried out around the globe....This is a good volume for use in a methods course...Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Learning Through Stories, by Peter Krause and Ora SzekelyPart I. Welcome to the Field1. Fieldwork and Emotions, by Ian S. Lustick2. Cooking Soup and Killing Chickens: Navigating Gender and Food-as-Fieldwork in West Africa, by Zoe Marks3. Recite! Interpretive Fieldwork for Positivists, by Richard A. NielsenPart II. Designing Your Research and Deciding Where to Go4. Fieldwork by Decree, Not by Design, by Stathis N. Kalyvas5. Conducting 1,500 Surveys in New York City (With Great Uncertainty and a Limited Budget), by Christina M. Greer6. Hezbollah Will Take Your Data: How to Plan for Research Among Insurgents, by Krista E. Wiegand7. When the Linguistic Lightweight Goes Abroad: Relying on Sharp Students by Stephen M. Saideman8. Navigating Data Collection in War Zones, by Fotini ChristiaPart III. Make a Plan . . . Then Be Ready to Toss It9. Let Go and Let Ali, by Nadya Hajj10. Be Prepared (To Go Off Script), by Daniel N. Posner11. Radio Gaga: Evolving Field Experiments in Mali, by Kristin Michelitch12. Crossed Wires: Interviewing the Wrong People, by Bethany Lacina13. “You Don’t Know What You’re Getting Into”: Dealing with Dishonesty in the Field, by Matthew Franklin Cancian and Kristin E. Fabbe14. Successful Fieldwork for the Fieldwork-Hater, by Amelia Hoover GreenPart IV. Creatively Collecting Data and Evidence15. How to Interview a Terrorist, by Jessica Stern16. Stumbling Around in the Archives, by Marc Trachtenberg17. Details in the Doodles: Documenting Covert Action, by Lindsey A. O’Rourke18. My Stint as a Ukrainian Taxi Driver, by Keith Darden19. Conducting Fieldwork in a Virtual Space: Exploring ISIS’s Encrypted Messaging on Telegram, by Mia Bloom and Ayse Lokmanoglu20. All the Signs Are There: Incidental Discoveries During Fieldwork on Gender Discrimination in Russia, by Valerie Sperling21. Learning from Foreign Colleagues, by Robert RossPart V. Developing Local Knowledge22. On Field-Being, by Wendy Pearlman23. Fieldwork on Foot, by Paul Staniland24. The Onion Principle, by David D. Laitin25. The Intoxication of Fieldwork: Obtaining Authorizations in Burkina Faso, by John F. McCauley26. Field Research and Security in a Collapsed State, by Will Reno27. Building Field Networks in the Era of Big Data, by Amaney JamalPart VI. Seeing and Being Seen: Identity in the Field28. Researching an Old Civil War Close to Home, by Laia Balcells29. Positionality and Subjectivity in Field Research, by Enze Han30. Race and the Study of a Racial Democracy, by Melissa Nobles31. “Why Are You Interested in That?” Studying Racial Inequality in the United States from the Outside, by Desmond King32. Navigating Born and Chosen Identities in Fieldwork, by Peter KrausePart VII. Being Ethically Accountable33. On Research That “Matters,” by Erica Chenoweth34. The Field Is Everywhere, by Zachariah Cherian Mampilly35. Things Change: Protecting Yourself and Your Sources in Uncertain Times, by Marc Lynch36. Ethnography with Extremists: Living in a Fascist Militia, by Alessandro Orsini37. Building Trust with Ex-Insurgents, by Emil Aslan Souleimanov38. On Being Seen, by Ora SzekelyPart VIII. Staying Safe and Healthy39. Conducting Safe Fieldwork on Violence and Peace, by Sarah Zukerman Daly40. Your Safety and Theirs: Interviewing Sex-Traffickers, by Carla B. Abdo-Katsipis41. Shingles on the Campaign Trail, by Ravi Perry42. Drink the Tea, by Vipin NarangOne Last Thing Before You Go . . .Conclusion: What Does It Mean to Do Fieldwork?, by Peter Krause and Ora SzekelyIndex
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Columbia University Press Statistics in Social Work
Book SynopsisThis concise and approachable introduction to statistics limits its coverage to the concepts most relevant to social workers. Besides presenting key concepts, it focuses on real-world examples that students will encounter in a social work practice.Trade ReviewStatistics in Social Work is a practical and effective resource for social work students. Batchelor requires no prior knowledge of statistics from her readers and explains topics in plain language with relatable examples. Most importantly, she offers a social justice perspective that emphasizes and integrates the core value of the social work profession. -- Ashley Davis, Boston UniversityThis is an excellent introduction to statistics for both students and practitioners in social work—it demystifies terms and procedures and uses real world examples to help the reader to see the everyday applicability of statistical knowledge, whether in practice or in study. -- John Devaney, coauthor of Quantitative Research Methods for Social Work: Making Social Work CountTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. Creating Useful Data3. Understanding People and Populations4. Variance: The Distance Between Us5. The Statistics of Relationships6. Sampling: The Who and the How7. What Works? Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics8. When Two Is Not Enough: Testing with Multiple Groups9. An Introduction to Advanced ConceptsAppendix I: GlossaryAppendix II: Answer Key for Review QuestionsAppendix III: Equations Cheat SheetReferencesIndex
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Columbia University Press Doing Global Fieldwork
Book SynopsisJesse Driscoll offers a how-to guide for social scientists who are considering extended mixed-methods international fieldwork. Doing Global Fieldwork is an up-to-date handbook for graduate students and social science researchers of all stripes who need blunt, no-nonsense advice about how to make the best of their time in the field.Trade ReviewIn Doing Global Fieldwork, Jesse Driscoll has given researchers a comprehensive guide to getting into the field and navigating the complexity of field-based research. He brings to bear his vast knowledge of the topic, based on his own years of experience. He does so with unexpected humor. This book should be required for scholars at any stage of their career who are considering jumping into the complexities of fieldwork. Most importantly, the book provides unparalleled insight into the nuts and bolts of fieldwork, that are often unspoken and that you will not find anywhere else. -- Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, author of Informal Order and the State in AfghanistanIf you have time to read only one book before you leave to do field research, read this one. If you have time to read two books before you leave, read this one twice. Driscoll's advice is honest, down-to-earth, and practical about reconciling the ideals of scientific inquiry with the messy realities of fieldwork. Reading it feels like having a conversation about your research with a wise friend. -- Richard A. Nielsen, author of Deadly Clerics: Blocked Ambition and the Paths to JihadMany graduate students (and even those who are more senior) wish to go on a journey to the other side of the world, explore for a while, collect something never before collected, and then come back to wherever home is and tell others within the academy (as well as hopefully some civilians) about what exists in the place/time that was visited. Employment, fame, and a decent wage await the successful (wealth not likely). Unfortunately, most academics are not prepared to go, or, if they are, they are not prepared to see things for what they are or if they are they are not prepared to report back on what was seen, presenting it in a manner that is simultaneously coherent, approachable, and maybe even elegant. Guided by an insight referred to as “improvisational pluralism” (a heightened ability to adjust both within as well as across diverse aspects of knowledge production) and a strong ethical compass/guardian angel, Jesse Driscoll in Doing Global Fieldwork prepares his reader with advice somewhere between Italo Calvino, Coach Carter, and James Scott. With this engagingly delivered as well as detailed guidance and encouragement, the reader will not only be ready to go on a journey into the unknown but they will also be ready to return from it with stories, data, and insights that will regale as well as with little to no harm being done to oneself or to others. Buy the book, absorb it, and then jump. You’ll thank him later. -- Christian Davenport, coauthor of The Peace Continuum: What It Is and How to Study ItDriscoll invites the reader to think seriously about what it really means to do field research in political science—methodologically, intellectually, and emotionally. Based on his own considerable experience, he writes honestly about what’s hard about fieldwork and why it’s worth doing anyway. -- Ora Szekely, coeditor of Stories from the Field: A Guide to Navigating Fieldwork in Political ScienceEvery researcher headed for the field should read this book. Doing Global Fieldwork brings to the reader in plain and direct terms the reality that field research rarely goes according to plan. Experienced readers and those about to embark for field research for the first time will profit from the descriptions of how people's lives and the tumult of everyday events can sidetrack the most well thought out research designs. This book also is a guide to workarounds and ad hoc adaptations that will help the reader to get research done, especially for those headed to one of the many unstable, but not quite war-zone sorts of places. It is especially valuable for Driscoll's advice on making the oftentimes unexpectedly rough adjustment to life back home as one is called upon to translate the kaleidoscopic chaos of experience and improvisation into the cool, ordered product that will be read by people who did not get their hands dusty in the field or sweat as things fell apart. -- William Reno, author of Warfare in Independent AfricaThe book is a valuable addition to the literature, offering insights into the backstage workings of an otherwise quite closed ‘guild’. * International Affairs *Table of ContentsFigures and TablesPreface1. Welcome to the Guild2. How to Prepare to leave your home institution3. How to Think About Self-Presentation Once You Arrive4. How to Think About Solo Data Collection5. How to Think Like a Manager6. How to Weigh Risks in Difficult Settings7. How to Come HomeAcknowledgmentsAppendix I: How to Retell the Story of Your Journey to the FieldAppendix II: Additional ReadingNotesBibliographyIndex
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Columbia University Press Experimental Research Designs in Social Work
Book SynopsisThis book presents a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of experimental research in the field of social work. Bruce A. Thyer illustrates key principles through examples of how social workers have evaluated real-world practice approaches.Trade ReviewI wish I had this book years ago! This comprehensive and beautifully written volume will be useful to both aspiring and seasoned experimental researchers. Experimental Research Designs in Social Work will be a work I reach to again and again as I plan and execute my next experimental trial. -- Joseph Himle, University of MichiganBruce Thyer has been a long-term advocate for clients receiving careful appraisals of potential service outcomes. Experimental Research Designs in Social Work is an important contribution for its extensive account of social work experiments and an up-to-date description of how to discover opportunities to evaluate practices and policies, adding to our knowledge about outcomes. -- Eileen Gambrill, University of California BerkeleyThyer skillfully presents the key principles and importance of experimental designs to social work. Easy to follow yet intellectually invigorating, this book seamlessly integrates theory, practice, and research methods. -- Harold Briggs, University of GeorgiaOutcome studies are essential to know whether or not an intervention is effective. This text—written by one of the foremost experts in experimental research—is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in designing, conducting, or evaluating intervention research. -- David R. Hodge, Arizona State UniversityThyer has helped to take the “experimenting” out of teaching experimental research design. This text provides a clear blueprint for teaching and learning about experimental research design. I trust that this book will be an invaluable resource for social work scholars for many years to come. -- Javonda Williams, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleSocial work students will greatly benefit from this excellent book....The text provides a clear integration of theory, practice, and research methods. * Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment *Table of ContentsNote to the ReaderForeword by Gail S. SteketeePreface1. Why Does Social Work Need Experimental Designs?2. What Are Experiments?3. The Philosophy of the Science of Experimental Designs4. The Purpose of Experimental Designs5. Posttest-Only Experimental Designs6. Pretest–Posttest Experimental Designs7. Refinements in Experimental Designs8. Recruiting Participants from Diverse and Underrepresented Groups9. Alternatives to Group-Randomized Designs for Making Causal Inferences10. Ethical Considerations for the Use of Experimental DesignsReferencesIndex
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Columbia University Press Experimental Research Designs in Social Work
Book SynopsisThis book presents a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of experimental research in the field of social work. Bruce A. Thyer illustrates key principles through examples of how social workers have evaluated real-world practice approaches.Trade ReviewI wish I had this book years ago! This comprehensive and beautifully written volume will be useful to both aspiring and seasoned experimental researchers. Experimental Research Designs in Social Work will be a work I reach to again and again as I plan and execute my next experimental trial. -- Joseph Himle, University of MichiganBruce Thyer has been a long-term advocate for clients receiving careful appraisals of potential service outcomes. Experimental Research Designs in Social Work is an important contribution for its extensive account of social work experiments and an up-to-date description of how to discover opportunities to evaluate practices and policies, adding to our knowledge about outcomes. -- Eileen Gambrill, University of California BerkeleyThyer skillfully presents the key principles and importance of experimental designs to social work. Easy to follow yet intellectually invigorating, this book seamlessly integrates theory, practice, and research methods. -- Harold Briggs, University of GeorgiaOutcome studies are essential to know whether or not an intervention is effective. This text—written by one of the foremost experts in experimental research—is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in designing, conducting, or evaluating intervention research. -- David R. Hodge, Arizona State UniversityThyer has helped to take the “experimenting” out of teaching experimental research design. This text provides a clear blueprint for teaching and learning about experimental research design. I trust that this book will be an invaluable resource for social work scholars for many years to come. -- Javonda Williams, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleSocial work students will greatly benefit from this excellent book....The text provides a clear integration of theory, practice, and research methods. * Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment *Table of ContentsNote to the ReaderForeword by Gail S. SteketeePreface1. Why Does Social Work Need Experimental Designs?2. What Are Experiments?3. The Philosophy of the Science of Experimental Designs4. The Purpose of Experimental Designs5. Posttest-Only Experimental Designs6. Pretest–Posttest Experimental Designs7. Refinements in Experimental Designs8. Recruiting Participants from Diverse and Underrepresented Groups9. Alternatives to Group-Randomized Designs for Making Causal Inferences10. Ethical Considerations for the Use of Experimental DesignsReferencesIndex
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Columbia University Press After Positivism
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