Perspectives in Social Research Methods and Analysis: A Reader for Sociology by

Description: Perspectives in Social Research Methods and Analysis by Howard Lune, Enrique S. Pumar, Ross J. Koppel This book shows students the steps involved in the research process and the link between academic research and the real world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book shows students the steps involved in the research process, the various strategies for conducting a valid social inquiry, and most importantly, the persuasiveness and elegance of reliable social research. It highlights the link between academic research and the real world. Included are carefully chosen examples of each of the major methodological techniques-survey, interviews, fieldwork observations, experiments, content analysis, secondary analysis and program evaluation. Also included are selections on sampling strategies, research ethics and both qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Table of Contents SECTION I. WHERE TO BEGINComparative Perspectives and Competing Explanations: Taking on the Newly Configured Reductionist Challenge to Sociology (2006) - Troy DusterGreat Divides: The Cultural, Cognitive, and Social Bases of the Global Subordination of Women (2007) - Cynthia Fuchs EpsteinThe Positive Functions of Poverty (1975) - Herbert J. GansTheodicy and Life Satisfaction Among Black and White Americans (2000) - Marc A. MusickSECTION II. RESEARCH DESIGNConceptualizing Urban Poverty (1995) - Ellen WrattenConceptualizing Work-Family Balance: Implications for Practice and Research (2007) - Joseph G. Grzywacz and Dawn S. CarlsonThe Violence of Adolescent Life: Experiencing and Managing Everyday Threats (2004) - Katherine IrwinSECTION III. ETHICS IN SOCIAL RESEARCHCode of Ethics Policies and Procedures of the ASA Committee on Professional Ethics (1997) - American Sociological AssociationPolicies and Procedures (1997) - Committee on Professional Ethics, American Sociological AssociationProject Camelot and the 1960s Epistemological Revolution: Rethinking the Politics-Patronage-Social Science Nexus (2001) - Mark SoloveySECTION IV. QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTIONMapping Global Values (2006) - Ronald InglehartMeasuring Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): You May Only Get What You Ask For (2005) - Eve WaltermaurerEthnicity, Gender, and Perceptions of Task Competence (1990) - Martha Foschi and Shari BuchanSECTION V. QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTIONReligion and Immigration in Comparative Perspective: Catholic and Evangelical Salvadorans in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Phoenix (2004) - Cecilia MenjivarA Focus Group Study of the Motivation to Invest: "Ethical/Green" and "Ordinary" Investors Compared (2001) - Alan LewisThe Pub and the People [Excerpt] (1942) - Mass Observation"Afterword" From Sidewalk by Mitch Duneier (2000) - Hakim HasanSECTION VI. QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSISGender Bias in the 1996 Olympic Games: A Comparative Analysis (2003) - Catriona T. Higgs, Karen H. Weiller, and Scott B. MartinResidential Segregation on the Island: The Role of Race and Class in Puerto Rican Neighborhoods (2007) - Nancy A. Denton and Jacqueline VillarrubiaSECTION VII. QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSISWeathering the Storm: Nonprofit Organization Survival Strategies in a Hostile Climate (2002) - Howard LuneSocial Context and Musical Content of Rap Music, 1979-1995 (2006) - Jennifer C. LenaThe Changing Culture of Fatherhood in Comic-Strip Families: A Six-Decade Analysis (2000) - Raph LaRossa, Charles Jaret, Malati Gadgil, and G. Robert WynnSECTION VIII. MIXED METHODSTheorizing Disaster: Analogy, Historical Ethnography, and the Challenger Accident (2004) - Diane VaughanMen and Women′s Experiences with Hazing in a Male-Dominated Elite Military Institution (2006) - Jana L. PershingThe World-System After the Cold War (1993) - Immanuel WallersteinSECTION IX. LAST WORDGLOSSARY Details ISBN1412967392 Short Title PERSPECTIVES IN SOCIAL RESEARC Edition Description New Language English ISBN-10 1412967392 ISBN-13 9781412967396 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Subtitle A Reader for Sociology Country of Publication United States DEWEY 301.072 Edited by Ross J. Koppel Illustrations Yes Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Author Ross J. Koppel Edition New edition UK Release Date 2009-10-08 NZ Release Date 2009-10-08 US Release Date 2009-10-08 Pages 456 Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Publication Date 2009-10-08 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2009-10-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160681954;

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