The Basics of Social Research

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

This thorough revision of Babbie's standard-setting text presents a succinct, straightforward introduction to the field of research methods as practiced by social scientists. Contemporary examples, such as terrorism, Alzheimer's disease, anti-gay prejudice and education, and the legalization of marijuana, introduce you to the "how-tos" and "whys" of social research methods. With new data, new coverage of online research and other timely topics, and Learning Objectives for each chapter that help you focus on important concepts, this edition continues to be authoritative yet student-friendly and engaging as it helps you connect the dots between the world of social research and the real world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-01-01
Mått:203 x 27 x 251 mm
Vikt:1 040 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:560
Upplaga:7
Förlag:Cengage Learning
ISBN:9781305503076

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Dr. Earl Babbie is the Campbell Professor Emeritus in Behavioral Sciences at Chapman University in Southern California. He taught sociology at the University of Hawaii from 1968 through 1979 and took time off from teaching and research to write full time for eight years. He then joined the Chapman University faculty in 1987. Credited with defining research methods for the social sciences, Dr. Babbie has written several texts, including THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH, as well as numerous research articles and monographs. For 25 years he has been active in the American Sociological Association, where he served on the executive committee. He is also a past president of the Pacific Sociological Association and the California Sociological Association. Dr. Babbie received his A.B. from Harvard and his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.

Innehållsförteckning

Part I: AN INTRODUCTION TO INQUIRY.1. Human Inquiry and Science.2. Paradigms, Theory, and Research.3. The Ethics and Politics of Social Research.Part II: THE STRUCTURING OF INQUIRY: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE.4. Research Design.5. Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement.6. Indexes, Scales, and Typologies.7. The Logic of Sampling.Part III: MODES OF OBSERVATION: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE.8. Experiments.9. Survey Research.10. Qualitative Field Research.11. Unobtrusive Research.12. Evaluation Research.Part IV: ANALYSIS OF DATA: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE.13. Qualitative Data Analysis.14. Quantitative Data Analysis.15. Reading and Writing Social Research.Appendix A: Using the Library.Appendix B: Random Numbers.Appendix C: Distribution of Chi Square.Appendix D: Normal Curve Areas.Appendix E: Estimated Sampling Error.