Contemporary Social Research Methods Using MicroCase, InfoTrac Version (with Workbook and Revised CD-ROM)

Name: Contemporary Social Research Methods Using MicroCase, InfoTrac Version (with Workbook and Revised CD-ROM)
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ISBN: 9780534581893

ISBN-10: 0534581897

ISBN-13: 9780534581893

Edition: 3rd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Rodney Stark, Lynne Roberts, Michael Corbett

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This fully integrated text/workbook/software package lets students experience the challenge and excitement of doing real social research. The textbook provides a highly readable introduction to the fundamental processes and techniques of contemporary research - without the usual overload of obscure terms and rarely used methods. From the beginning of the textbook, discussions of data analysis are integrated with explanations of the research process. In this way, students understand the purpose behind - and the end result of - the techniques they learn. They stay focused on the "big picture." The accompanying workbook, written by Michael Corbett and Lynne Roberts, allows students to receive…

Book details

List price: $188.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 9/19/2002
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 304
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English




Concepts and The ories


Doing Social Science


Studying Ourselves


Description and Explanation


Concepts and Indicators


Theories and Hypotheses


A Historical Note: When Social Scientists Went to War



Steps In the Social Scientific Process


Selecting a Topic


Formulating a Research Question


Defining the Concepts


Operationalizing the Concepts


Formulating the Hypotheses


Making the Observations


Analyzing the Data


Assessing the Results


Publishing the Findings


Replication Research



Measurement


Variables and Variation


Variables: Levels of Measurement


Units of Analysis


Aggregate Data and the Ecological Fallacy


The Quality of Measures


A Variety of Measures



Censuses and Samples


Censuses


Samples


Selecting Random Samples


Selecting Stratified Random Samples


Sampling Elusive Subgroups


Bias


Weighting


Random/Quota Samples



Causation and Causal Models


Causes


Criteria of Causation


Causal Models


Interpreting Regression Models


Comparing Models


Using Categorical Variables


Dichotomous Dependent Variables



Basic Research Designs


The Experiment


Survey Research


Field Research


Aggregate or Comparative Research


Content Analysis


Studying Change



Survey Research


Simple and Proportional Facts


Reliability


Validity: Attitudes and Behavior


Interviews or Questionnaires


Measuring Concepts with Survey Questions


Item Order


Response Bias


Interviewing Guidelines


Nonresponse


Studying Change


Data Archives


Ethical Concerns



Comparative Research - Using Aggregate Units


Rates and Bases


Reliability


Validity


Selecting Cases


Analyzing Aggregate Data


Studying Change


Ethical Concerns


Data Sources



Field Research


Reliability


Validity


Selecting Topics and Sites


Entering the Field


Observation


Interviewing in the Field


Field Notes


Studying Change


Ethical Concerns



Experimental Research


Experimental Settings


Reliability


Measurement Validity


Assessing Experimental & Quasi-Experimental Designs


The Fallacy of Unmanipulated "Causes"


External Validity


Studying Change


Ethical Concerns



Content Analysis and Other Unobtrusive Techniques


Unobtrusive Measurement


Content Analysis


Reliability


Validity


Selecting Units and Cases


Constructing Coding Schemes


Studying Change


Ethical Concerns



Writing the Research Report


Glossary