{"product_id":"methods-of-family-research-9781412992831","title":"Methods of Family Research","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProud sponsor of the 2019 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Awardenabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  In the 3rd edition of \u003cstrong\u003eMethods of Family Research\u003c\/strong\u003e, authors Theodore N. Greenstein and Shannon N. Davis continue to help students better understand the research results they encounter in doing family research. Using real-life examples to illustrate important concepts that family researchers encounter regularly, the text covers traditional quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and the mixed-method approach. Written in a clear, concise style, this book differs from other research methods texts, which focus on teaching students how to produce research, by teaching them how to consume research in a sophisticated, effective manner. The book introduces the basic concepts of social science research methods without excessive technical details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface    The Goal of This Text    What’s New in the Third Edition    To the Student    To the Instructor    Organization of This Text Acknowledgments 1.\tWhy Do Research on Families?    What Are the Stages of Social Research?    How Is Research on Families Different?    The Benefits of Well-Conducted Research    Study Questions    For Further Reading 2.\tCausal Inference in Family Research    Variables    Units of Analysis    Thinking Causally    Framing the Hypothesis    Causal Inference in Qualitative Research    Study Questions    For Further Reading \t3.\tSearching and Reading the Literature    Reading a Journal Article    Where Do I Go From Here?    How Do Journal Articles Get Published?    Research Monographs    Edited Volumes    Other Types of Publications    Study Questions    For Further Reading 4.\t\tSampling Issues    Defining the Population    Sampling Designs    How Large Does the Sample Need to Be?    How Do We Go About Choosing a Sampling Technique?    Study Questions    For Further Reading 5.\tHow Do We Measure Concepts?    Characteristics of a Good Measurement Procedure    Levels of Measurement    What Are Reliability and Validity?    Some Thoughts on Reliability and Validity    Study Questions    For Further Reading 6.\t\tWorking With Scales and Indices    Types of Scales and Indices    Using Existing Scales and Indices    How Do We Evaluate Scales and Indices?    How Do We Deal With Missing Data in Scales and Indices?    Study Questions    For Further Reading \t7.\tStudying Families: Quantitative Methods    Studying Families Through Experiments    Studying Families Through Survey Methods    Studying Families Through Nonreactive Techniques    Types of Nonreactive Research    Secondary Analysis of Sample Surveys    Some Limitations of Quantitative Methods    Study Questions    For Further Reading \t8.\tStudying Families: Qualitative Methods    Qualitative Research Compared to Quantitative Research    Types of Qualitative Strategies    Studying Families through Observation    Evaluating Qualitative Research    Study Questions    For Further Reading \t9.\tStudying Families: Mixed Methods    Mixed-Method Approaches to Family Research    Mixed-Model Studies in Family Research    Some Closing Thoughts on Choosing a Research Strategy    Study Questions    For Further Reading 10.\tUsing Other People’s Data    Advantages and Disadvantages of Secondary Analysis    What Are Some Sources of Data About Families?    Sources of Secondary Data Sets    Future Trends in Secondary Data Analysis    Study Questions    For Further Reading 11.\tAnalyzing Data on Families    Descriptive Statistics    Interpreting Cross-classification Tables    Inferential Statistics    Commonly Reported Tests of Statistical Significance    Some Thoughts About Statistical Analysis    Study Questions    For Further Reading 12.\tAdvanced Topics in Family Analysis    The Idea of Nested Entities    Analyzing Nested Data    Individual Change over Time    Final Thoughts on Nested Entities    Study Questions    For Further Reading 13.\tEvaluating Family Programs    Needs and Social Impact Assessment: What Is the Problem?    Outcome Assessment: Does It Work?    Process Research: How Does It Work?    Some Thoughts About Randomization in Evaluation Research    The Relationship Between Applied and Basic Research    Study Questions    For Further Reading 14.\tThe Ethics and Politics of Family Research    Ethical Issues in Research on Families and Children    What Is the Role of the Institutional Review Board?    Political Concerns in Research on Families    Some Closing Thoughts    Study Questions    For Further Reading References Glossary and Index About the Authors","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019815092567,"sku":"9781412992831","price":97.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781412992831.jpg?v=1750781347","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/methods-of-family-research-9781412992831","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}