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9780761986768

Adventures in Social Research

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761986768

  • ISBN10:

    0761986766

  • Edition: Disk
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-02-01
  • Publisher: Pine Forge Pr
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Summary

The Fourth Edition of this bestselling textbook has been completely rewritten and expanded to provide a comprehensive introduction to social research. It is an invaluable tool for more advanced students, as well as those with no prior computer experience.The book is suitable for use with Windows 95 and with the SPSS software versions 7.0 and 7.5. The book is accompanied by a diskette carrying current United States' General Social Survey (GSS) data. The authors teach students how to analyze issues in social science using the GSS data and how to use SPSS, the most widely used professional program. They also provide step-by-step instructions illustrated with Windows screens.

Table of Contents

Preface xxi
Part I Preparing for Social Research 1(22)
Introduction
3(6)
Theory and Research
9(6)
The Logic of Measurement
15(8)
Part II Getting Started 23(44)
Description of Your Data Sets
25(24)
Using SPSS
49(18)
Part III Univariate Analysis 67(112)
Describing Your Data: Religiosity
69(36)
Presenting Your Data in Graphic from: Political Orientations
105(18)
Crosstabulating Abortion Responses: Moving from Univariate to Bivariate Analysis
123(18)
Creating Composite Measures: Exploring Attitudes Toward Abortion in More Depth
141(30)
Suggestions for Further Univariate Analysis
171(8)
Part IV Bivariate Analysis 179(128)
Examining the Sources of Religiosity
181(14)
Political Orientations as Cause and as Effect
195(16)
What Causes Different Attitudes Toward Abortion?
211(16)
Measures of Association
227(48)
Tests of Significance
275(24)
Suggestions for Further Bivariate Analyses
299(8)
Part V Multivariate Analysis 307(104)
Multiple Causation: Examining Religiosity in Greater Depth
309(22)
Dissecting the Political Factor
331(12)
A Powerful Prediction of Attitudes Toward Abortion
343(20)
Suggestions for Further Multivariate Analyses
363(12)
Part VI The Adventure Continues
Designing and Executing Your Own Survey
375(28)
Further Opportunities for Social Research
403(8)
Appendices 411(29)
Appendix A Answers to Selected SPSS Lab Exercises
413(20)
Appendix B The Research Report
433(7)
E-Appendix C The Research Proposal / on-line at www.pineforge.com
E-Appendix D SPSS Survey Tips / on-line at www.pineforge.com
E-Appendix E questionnaire for Class Survey / on-line at www.pineforge.com
E-Appendix F SPSS Commands Introduced in This Book / on-line at www.pineforge.com
E-Appendix G Readings / on-line at www.pineforge.com
References 440(3)
Index Glossary 443

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