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Research Methods in Social Relations

by JUDD

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6th

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9780030311499

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0030311497

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Pub. Date:

1/2/1991

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Wadsworth Publishing

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PART ONE Introduction

(38)

1 Acquiring Social Knowledge: Scientific and Ordinary Knowing

(17)

The Place of Values in Social Research

(1)

Contestability in Social and Physical Sciences

(1)

Ordinary Knowing

(9)

Toward a Science of Social Relations

(2)

Summary

(2)

2 Examining Social Relations Research

(19)

The Purposes of Social Relations Research

(6)

Criteria for Evaluating Social Relations Research

(3)

Maximizing Construct Validity

(2)

Maximizing Internal Validity

(3)

Maximizing External Validity

(1)

Summary

(3)

PART TWO Logic of Research

(104)

3 Measurement: From Abstract Concepts to Concrete Representations

(27)

Gossamer Concepts and Concrete Definitions

(1)

Why Operational Definitions Are Always Necessary and Often Inadequate

(3)

Measurement Presupposes Theory

(3)

Components of an Observed Score

(2)

Reliability

(2)

Validity

(8)

Scales

(4)

Construct Validity of Manipulated Variables

(1)

Summary

(2)

4 Randomized Experiments

(32)

Controlling and Manipulating Variables

(3)

Random Assignment

(2)

Independent Variables that Vary within and between Subjects

(1)

Threats to Internal Validity

(4)

Examples of Randomized Experiments

(5)

Alternative Experimental Designs

(11)

The Strengths and Weaknesses of Randomized Experiments

(3)

Summary

(2)

5 Quasi-Experimental and Survey Research Designs

100

(28)

Examples of Quasi-experimental and Survey Designs

102

(3)

Alternative Designs

105

(13)

Matching as a Mistaken Strategy in Quasi Experimentation

118

(6)

Introduction to the Analysis of Surveys and Quasi Experiments

124

(2)

Summary

126

(2)

6 Logic of Sampling

128

(15)

Some Basic Definitions and Concepts

130

(4)

Nonprobability Sampling

134

(2)

Probability Sampling

136

(3)

Concluding Remarks on the Two Kinds of Sampling

139

(2)

Sampling Elements Other than People

141

(1)

Summary

142

(1)

PART THREE Conduct of Research

143

(124)

7 Scaling

145

(26)

Advantages of Multiple-Item Scaling

147

(1)

Rating Scales for Quantifying Judgments

148

(7)

Multiple-Item Scales

155

(14)

Scaling and "Level of Measurement"

169

(1)

Summary

169

(2)

8 Laboratory Research

171

(30)

Essential Characteristics of Laboratory Research

172

(6)

Types of Laboratory Study

178

(4)

Artifact and Artificiality

182

(8)

Elements of a Laboratory Study

190

(9)

Conclusions

199

(1)

Summary

200

(1)

9 Practical Sampling

201

(12)

Three Basic Probability Sampling Methods

202

(7)

Two Examples of Sampling Plans for a National Survey

209

(3)

Summary

212

(1)

10 Questionnaires and Interviews: Overview of Strategies

213

(15)

Modes of Data Collection

215

(9)

Outline of Procedures in Questionnaire Research

224

(2)

Summary

226

(2)

11 Questionnaires and Interviews: Asking Questions Effectively

228

(39)

Question Content

229

(5)

Question Wording

234

(10)

Question Sequence

244

(3)

Special Techniques for Sensitive Content

247

(6)

Interviewing

253

(7)

Less Structured Interviews

260

(4)

Summary

264

(3)

PART FOUR Research in Natural Settings

267

(84)

12 Observational and Archival Data

269

(29)

Naturalness in Research

270

(4)

Observation

274

(13)

Archival Data

287

(9)

Summary

296

(2)

13 Qualitative Research: Field Work and Participant Observation

298

(23)

A Note on Terminology

299

(1)

Field Workers' Strategies

299

(5)

Gathering Data

304

(5)

Analyzing Data

309

(8)

Generalizations from Field Work

317

(1)

Ethical Issues

318

(1)

Summary

319

(2)

14 Applied and Evaluation Research

321

(30)

Introduction: Applied versus Basic Research

322

(1)

Varieties of Applied Research

323

(6)

Varieties of Evaluation Research

329

(9)

The Politics of Applied and Evaluation Research

338

(5)

Can We Afford Not to Do Applied Research?

343

(5)

Summary

348

(3)

PART FIVE Data Analysis

351

(100)

15 Coding Data and Describing Distributions

353

(20)

The Data Matrix

354

(4)

The Code Book

358

(2)

Describing the Distributions of Variables

360

(11)

Summary

371

(2)

16 Describing Relationships Between Variables

373

(35)

Relationships between Dichotomous Variables

374

(6)

Relationships between Continuous Variables

380

(12)

Relationships between a Continuous Variable and a Dichotomous Variable

392

(4)

Inferring Relationships in Populations from Sample Data

396

(7)

Interpreting Relationships

403

(2)

Summary

405

(3)

17 Controlling for Third Variables

408

(17)

Partial Relationships with Contingency Tables

411

(3)

Partial Relationships with Continuous Variables

414

(4)

Partial Relationships with Continuous and Dichotomous Variables

418

(3)

Inferences about Partial Relationships

421

(2)

Summary

423

(2)

18 Meta-Analysis

425

(26)

Introduction

427

(2)

Defining the Hypothesis Test

429

(2)

Retrieving the Studies

431

(2)

Retrieving Statistical Tests of the Hypothesis

433

(5)

Retrieving Predictors of Study Outcomes

438

(2)

Meta-Analytic Statistical Techniques

440

(7)

Conclusions

447

(1)

Summary

448

(3)

PART SIX Communication of Research and Ethics

451

(78)

19 Writing the Research Report

453

(24)

Some Preliminary Considerations

454

(3)

Introduction

457

(3)

Method

460

(3)

Results

463

(5)

Discussion

468

(2)

Summary or Abstract

470

(1)

References

470

(1)

Appendix

471

(1)

Some Suggestions on Procedure and Style

472

(4)

Summary

476

(1)

20 Ethical Implications

477

(52)

Why Ethical Issues Arise in Research with Human Beings

478

(2)

Balancing the Costs of Questionable Practices against the Potential Benefits of the Research

480

(5)

Questionable Practices Involving Research Participants

485

(29)

Responsibilities to Research Participants after Completion of the Research

514

(10)

Ethical Issues in the Utilization of Research

524

(4)

Summary

528

(1)

Bibliography

529

(31)

Name Index

560

(6)

Subject Index

566

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