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Preface | |
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Acknowledgements | |
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Science, Society, and Social Research | |
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Learning About the Social World | |
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Avoiding Errors in Reasoning About the Social World | |
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Science and Social Science | |
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Alternative Research Orientations | |
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Strengths and Limitations of Social Research | |
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Conclusions | |
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The Process and Problems of Social Research | |
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Social Research Questions | |
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Social Research Foundations | |
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Theoretical Perspectives for Social Research | |
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Social Research Strategies | |
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Social Research Goals | |
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Social Research Proposals | |
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Conclusions | |
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Research Ethics and Philosophies | |
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Historical Background | |
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Ethical Principles | |
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Philosophical Issues | |
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Conclusions | |
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Conceptualization and Measurement | |
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Concepts | |
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Measurement Operations | |
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Levels of Measurement | |
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Evaluating Measures | |
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Conclusions | |
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Sampling | |
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Sample Planning | |
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Sampling Methods | |
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Sampling Distributions | |
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Conclusions | |
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Research Design and Causation | |
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Research Design Alternatives | |
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Causal Explanation | |
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Criteria for Causal Explanations | |
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Conclusions | |
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Experiments | |
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True Experiments | |
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Quasi-Experiments | |
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Nonexperiments | |
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Validity in Experiments | |
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Ethical Issues in Experimental Research | |
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Conclusions | |
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Survey Research | |
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Survey Research in the Social Sciences | |
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Writing Survey Questions | |
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Combining Questions in Indexes | |
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Designing Questionnaires | |
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Organizing Surveys | |
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Ethical Issues in Survey Research | |
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Conclusions | |
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Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, Listening | |
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Fundamentals of Qualitative Methods | |
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Participant Observation | |
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Systematic Observation | |
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Intensive Interviewing | |
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Focus Groups | |
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Combining Qualitative Methods | |
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Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods | |
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Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research | |
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Conclusions | |
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Qualitative Data Analysis | |
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Features of Qualitative Data Analysis | |
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Techniques of Qualitative Data Analysis | |
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Alternatives in Qualitative Data Analysis | |
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Visual Sociology | |
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Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis | |
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Ethics in Qualitative Data Analysis | |
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Conclusions | |
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Evaluation and Policy Research | |
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History of Evaluation Research | |
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Evaluation Basics | |
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Questions for Evaluation Research | |
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Design Decisions | |
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Ethics in Evaluations | |
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Conclusions | |
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Historical and Comparative Research | |
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Overview of Unobtrusive Methods for Comparative and Historical Research | |
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Historical Social Science Methods | |
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Comparative Social Science Methods | |
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Demographic Analysis | |
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Ethical Issues in Historical and Comparative Research | |
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Conclusions | |
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Secondary Data Analysis and Content Analysis | |
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Secondary Data Sources | |
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Challenges for Secondary Data Analysis | |
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Content Analysis | |
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Ethical Issues in Secondary Data Analysis and Content Analysis | |
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Conclusions | |
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Quantitative Data Analysis | |
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Introducing Statistics | |
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Preparing Data for Analysis | |
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Displaying Univariate Distributions | |
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Summarizing Univariate Distributions | |
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Analyzing Data Ethically: How Not to Lie With Statistics | |
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Cross-Tabulating Variables | |
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Regression Analysis | |
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Analyzing Data Ethically: How Not to Lie About Relationships | |
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Conclusions | |
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Summarizing and Reporting Research | |
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Comparing Research Designs | |
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Writing Research | |
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Reporting Research | |
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Ethics, Politics, and Research Reports | |
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Conclusions | |
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Summaries of Frequently Cited Research Articles | |
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Questions To Ask About A Research Article | |
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How To Read A Research Article | |
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Finding Information | |
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Table Of Random Numbers | |
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Bibliography | |
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Glossary/Index | |