{"product_id":"making-sense-of-the-social-world-methods-of-investigation-9781412969390","title":"Making Sense of the Social World Methods of Investigation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn appealing introduction to social research for students who need to understand methodologies and results, but who may never conduct the research themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors Preface Acknowledgments CHAPTER ONE: Science, Society, and Social Research    What Is the Problem?    Can Social Scientists See the Social World More Clearly?    How Well Have We Done Our Research?    Conclusion    KEY TERMS    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES CHAPTER TWO: 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?    Conclusion    KEY TERMS    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES CHAPTER THREE:  Ethics in Research    Historical Background    Ethical Principles    Conclusions    KEY TERMS    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES CHAPTER FOUR: 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?    Conclusion    KEY TERMS    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES CHAPTER FIVE: Sampling    How Do We Prepare to Sample?    What Sampling Method Should We Use?    Conclusion    KEY TERMS    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES CHAPTER SIX: 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?    Conclusion    KEY TERMS    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES CHAPTER SEVEN:  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    Conclusion    KEY TERMS    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES CHAPTER EIGHT: 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    Conclusion    KEY TERMS    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES CHAPTER NINE: 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    Conclusion    KEY TERMS    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES CHAPTER TEN: 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?    Visual Sociology    How Can Computers Assist Qualitative Data Analysis?    What Ethical Issues Arise in Qualitative Data Analysis?    Conclusions    KEY TERMS    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES CHAPTER ELEVEN: 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    Conclusion    KEY TERMS    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES CHAPTER TWELVE: Reviewing, Proposing, and Reporting Research    Comparing Research Designs    Reviewing Research    Proposing New Research    Reporting Research    Conclusion    HIGHLIGHTS    EXERCISES Appendix A: Finding Information Appendix B: Secondary Data Sources References Glossary\/Index","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769439846743,"sku":"9781412969390","price":51.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781412969390.jpg?v=1758721099","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-sense-of-the-social-world-methods-of-investigation-9781412969390","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}