Investigating the social world : the process and practice of research /

Investigating the social world : the process and practice of research /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Schutt, Russell K.
Edition:	7.
Imprint:	Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2012.
Description:	xxiv, 618 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Social problems -- Research. Social sciences -- Research. Social problems -- Research. Social sciences -- Research.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8772361

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ISBN:	9781412999809 (pbk.) 1412999804 (pbk.) 9781412999816 (pbk. w/SPSS CD) 1412999812 (pbk. w/SPSS CD)
Notes:	Machine generated contents note: Science, Society, and Social ResearchThe Process and Problems of Social ResearchResearch Ethics and PhilosophiesConceptualization and MeasurementSamplingResearch Design and CausationExperimentsSurvey ResearchQualitative MethodsQualitative Data AnalysisEvaluation and Policy ResearchHistorical and Comparative ResearchSecondary Data Analysis and Content AnalysisQuantitative Data AnalysisSummarizing and Reporting ResearchAppendix A: Summaries of Frequently Cited Research ArticlesAppendix B: Questions to Ask About a Research ArticleAppendix C: How to Read a Research ArticleAppendix D: Table of Random NumbersAppendix E: How to Use a Statistical PackageAppendix F: Annotated List of Web SitesBibliographyCreditsGlossary/Index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"A comprehensive, balanced text text for Research Methods courses found in Sociology, Communication/Journalism, Political Science, Public Administration, and other social science disciplines. It is used in undergraduate through graduate level courses"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Science, Society, and Social Research
The Process and Problems of Social Research
Research Ethics and Philosophies
Conceptualization and Measurement
Sampling
Research Design and Causation
Experiments
Survey Research
Qualitative Methods
Qualitative Data Analysis
Evaluation and Policy Research
Historical and Comparative Research
Secondary Data Analysis and Content Analysis
Quantitative Data Analysis
Summarizing and Reporting Research
Appendix A. Summaries of Frequently Cited Research Articles
Appendix B. Questions to Ask About a Research Article
Appendix C. How to Read a Research Article
Appendix D. Table of Random Numbers
Appendix E. How to Use a Statistical Package
Appendix F. Annotated List of Web Sites
Bibliography
Credits
Glossary/Index