Research Methods in Africana Studies | Revised Edition

Serie McDougal III is Associate Professor in the Department of Africana Studies in the College of Ethnic Studies and Director of the Black Unity Center at San Francisco State University. He is a former chair of the Department of Africana Studies. He received his B.S. in sociology from Loras College, his M.A. in Africana studies from the State University of New York at Albany, and his Ph.D. in African American studies from Temple University. Dr. McDougal is also Co-director of the Afrometrics Research Institute.

• Preface: Speak to the Posterity – Acknowledgments –Africana Studies and the Science of Knowing – Methodology in Africana Studies Research – Ethics in Research – Research Design – Choosing a Topic, Writing a Question, Reviewing the Literature – Measuring Social Reality – Sampling Procedures – Non-Reactive Methods – Scales and Indexes– Survey Design: Asking Questions – Experimental Design – Qualitative Field Research and Data Analysis – Quantitative Data Analysis – Glossary – Works Cited – Index