{"product_id":"designing-and-conducting-your-first-interview-project-9780470183519","title":"Designing and Conducting Your First Interview","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Teaches students how to conduct the most essential part of social research data collection: the interview, along with how to organize, analyze, and interpret their data.     * This workbook provides a step-by-step template for a collaborative class experience in deductive social science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibits, Figures, and Tables.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Choosing a Topic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Social Scientists Choose a Topic to Study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePursuing Your Own Interests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Consider as Your Class Chooses a Topic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Literature Review.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Opportunity for You to Help Humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSearching for Journal Articles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConducting Your Literature Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Refining Your Study: Concepts and Relationships.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Concept to Relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Causal Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing Specific: Turning a Relationship into a Hypothesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTying Your Hypothesis Back to Your Literature Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Developing Your Theory: Thinking Made Explicit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Sociologically.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogic: A Tool of the Trade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssumptions of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining Sociological Thinking with Logic: Theorizing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping a Theory for Your Class Project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Research Design 1: Concepts and Planning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValidity and Reliability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteps in Research Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep One: Defi ne Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep Two: Plan the Study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Research Design 2: Methods and Sampling.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep Three: Choose a Data Collection Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep Four: Identify Your Population and Sampling Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Interview Schedule: Operationalization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOperationalizing Variables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Process of Operationalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Interview Schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Conducting Ethical Interviews.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Own Ethical Challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Abuses in Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Development of Standards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 How to Be a Good Interviewer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Prep: An Attitude of Inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note About Interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Issues: Validity and Reliability Revisited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Collect Unreliable Data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Conduct a Great Interview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefl ecting on Interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Entering Your Data into the Computer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing SPSS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCodebooks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecoding Interviews and Surveys.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparing for Data Entry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntering Data: Using SPSS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Data Analysis 1: Producing Frequencies and Collapsing Variables.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Analysis Begins with Asking Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking Your Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Data Analysis 2: Creating Composite Variables and Cross-Tabs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndices and Scales.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Cross-Tabulation Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProducing Tables to Test Your Class Hypothesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Interpreting Your Results: Cross-Tabulation Tables.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading a Cross-Tabulation Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControlling for a Third Variable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControlling for a Third 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