Understanding Research
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-205-47153-9 (ISBN)
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W. Lawrence Neuman James is professor of sociology and Asian Studies coordinator at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. His M.A. and Ph.D. were earned at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has authored seven books and published 35 articles and book chapters, which have appeared in Social Problems, Sociological Inquiry, Social Science Quarterly, American Sociological Review, Critical Asian Studies, Teaching Sociology, The Journal of Contemporary Asia, Sociological Quarterly, and other journals . He is a former president of the Wisconsin Sociological Association. Neuman has received his university's highest award for research, the Chancellor's Award for service to students with disabilities, as well as the the Wisconsin Sociological Association's Outstanding Service Award, and the College of Letters and Sciences awards for outstanding teaching, excellence in research, and outstanding service.
IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Why Do Research?
Chapter 2: Planning A Study
Chapter 3: Becoming An Ethical Researcher
Chapter 4: Sampling, How To Select A Few To Represent The Many
Chapter 5: Measuring Social Life, How Many? How Much? What Type?
Chapter 6: The Survey: Asking People Questions
Chapter 7: The Experiment
Chapter 8: Research With Non-Reactive Measures
Chapter 9: Making Sense Of The Numbers
Chapter 10: Observing People In Natural Settings
Chapter 11: Looking At The Past And Across Cultures
Chapter 12: Writing A Research Report
Appendices
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Why do research?
On What Basis Do You Make Decisions?
How Do We Know What We Know?
What is Empirical Social Research?
Fit the Question You Want to Answer With a Type of Social Research
Steps in the Research Process
What have you learned?
Applying what you learned.
Chapter 2: Planning a Study
Picking a Study Topic
Conducting a Review Past Studies
Focusing on a Research Question
The Research Proposal
Chapter 3: Becoming an Ethical Researcher
The Ethical Imperative
Scientific Misconduct
Ethical Issues Involving Research Participants
Ethics and the Sponsors of Research
Politics of Research
Value-Free and Objective Research
Chapter 4: Sampling, How to select a few to represent the many
How and Why do Samples Work?
Focusing on at a specific group: four types of non-random samples
Coming to Conclusions about Large Populations
Three Specialized Sampling Techniques
Inferences from a Sample to a Population
What Have You Learned?
Chapter 5: Measuring Social Life, How Many? How Much? What Type?
Why Measure?
Making Aspects of the S
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.8.2008 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 277 mm |
| Gewicht | 730 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung |
| ISBN-10 | 0-205-47153-6 / 0205471536 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-205-47153-9 / 9780205471539 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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