Reading Social Research Studies in Inequalities and Deviance

Name: Reading Social Research Studies in Inequalities and Deviance
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ISBN: 9781452242019

ISBN-10: 1452242011

ISBN-13: 9781452242019

Edition: 2013

Authors: Royce A. Singleton, Jeffrey C. Dixon

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Reading Social Research: Studies in Inequalities and Deviance, by Jeffrey Dixon and Royce Singleton,consists of a collection of 20 such studies, carefully chosen to represent a broad range of approaches and methods of contemporary social research. Selected journal articles and book excerpts illustrate the relationship between theory and research, the ethical and political dimensions of research, methods of selecting cases and measuring concepts, and various ways of gathering and analyzing data. Focusing on issues of race/ethnicity, gender, class, and crime and deviance, readings expose students to substantive topics fundamental to and at the forefront of the social sciences. In addition,…

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List price: $68.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/12/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.20" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Royce A. Singleton, Jr. is a Professor of Sociology at the College of the Holy Cross. Currently, he serves on the editorial board of Sociological Perspectives, official journal of the Pacific Sociological Association, and on the Institutional Review Board at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. During the past year he has reviewed manuscripts for several journals and reviewed a film for Teaching Sociology. He is the author of numerous publications on research methods and race relations.



Preface


Introduction



From Theory to Research and Back



Modernization, cultural change, and the persistence of traditional values




On the run: Wanted men in a Philadelphia ghetto




Ethics and Politics of Research



Problems of ethics in research




(How) Does the sexual orientation of parents matter?




Measurement



Racial mismatch: The divergence between form and function in data for monitoring racial discrimination of Hispanics




Husbands' and wives' time spent on housework: A comparison of measures




Sampling



The sex survey




Crossing a boundary




Experiments



Misconduct in the prosecution of severe crimes: Theory and experimental test




The mark of a criminal record




Surveys



Health and behavioral consequences of binge drinking in college A national survey of students at 140 campuses




America's liberalization in attitudes toward homosexuality, 1973 to 1998




Qualitative Field Research and Interviews



"Cooling out" men in singles bars and nightclubs: Observations on the interpersonal survival strategies of women in public places




Work, welfare, and single mothers' economic survival strategies




Existing Data Analysis: Content, Historical, and Comparative



Culture and conflict: The portrayal of blacks in U.S. children's picture books through the mid- and late-twentieth century




Imprisonment and social classification in five common-law democracies, 1955-1985




Multiple Methods



Walking the talk? What employers say versus what they do




The influence of physical and sexual abuse on marriage and cohabitation




Data Analysis: Quantitative and Qualitative



Collegiate alcohol consumption and academic performance




Identity work among the homeless: The verbal construction and avowal of personal identities



Glossary


About the Editors