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9781439082423

The Elements Of Social Scientific Thinking

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  • ISBN13:

    9781439082423

  • ISBN10:

    1439082421

  • Edition: 10th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-02-17
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

A concise introduction to the fundamental concepts of social scientific thinking and research, this classic text makes scientific thinking, research methods and statistics accessible to undergraduates at a common sense level. This text is intended for use in a broad array of introductory social sciences courses as well as the Research Methods course taught in Political Science, Sociology and Psychology.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. v
About the Authorsp. ix
Thinking Scientificallyp. 1
Why Bother to Be Systematic?p. 4
The Role of Reasoned judgment and Opinionp. 5
The Role of Imagination, Intuition, and Customp. 6
The Elements of Sciencep. 11
The Origin and Utility of Conceptsp. 12
What Is a Variable?p. 15
The Hypothesisp. 24
The Scientific Methodp. 27
The Many Roles of Theoryp. 29
Strategiesp. 38
Thinking Over the Problemp. 40
Reality Testingp. 46
Understanding the Resultsp. 50
Refinementsp. 58
Hypothesesp. 59
Variablesp. 73
Measuring Variables and Relationshipsp. 78
Measuring Variables: Levels of Measurementp. 79
Measuring the Significance and Representativeness of Data: Probability, Sampling, and Problems in Pollingp. 84
Measuring Relationships Between Variables: Association and Correlationp. 92
Computers and Statisticsp. 113
Reflections: Back to the Rootsp. 118
Factuality, Reality, and Actualityp. 119
Morality and the Limits of Sciencep. 122
Of Scientists, Science, and Paradigmsp. 127
Making Social Science Serve Human Needsp. 129
The Radicalism of Sciencep. 132
Science and Politicsp. 133
Tuning In, Tuning Out: The Strange Disappearance of Social Capital in Americap. 138
Trust in Government: The United States in Comparative Perspectivep. 167
Indexp. 192
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