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9780534519117

Experiencing Social Research: An Introduction Using Microcase

  • ISBN13:

    9780534519117

  • ISBN10:

    0534519113

  • Edition: Disk
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-12-26
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

The author is well known and respected in the field. The software and workbook take a step-by-step approach to show students how to perform sociological research using the same types of data and techniques used by professional researchers. The workbook includes clear and accessible explanations of basic research concepts and methods, challenging exercises, independent research projects, and data sets.

Table of Contents

1. Scientific Inquiry into Social Reality: An Introduction
2. Connecting Theory and Research
3. Establishing Cause and Effect Relationships
4. Designing Research
5. Connecting Conceptualization and Measurement
6. Measuring Social Reality
7. Constructing and Evaluating Scales and Indexes
8. Probability Sampling
9. Doing Experiments
10. Conducting Surveys
11. Connecting Field Observation and Quantitative Measurement
12. Doing Unobtrusive Research
13. Evaluating Social Interventions
14. Quantifying Data
15. Analyzing Data

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