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Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences : Research in an Age of Info-glut /

This book is both a handbook for defining and completing a research project, and an astute introduction to the neglected history and changeable philosophy of modern social science.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Luker, Kristin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2022]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1 Salsa Dancing? In the Social Sciences?
  • 2 What's It All About?
  • 3 An Ode to Canonical Social Science
  • 4 What Is This a Case of, Anyway?
  • 5 Reviewing the Literature
  • 6 On Sampling, Operationalization, and Generalization
  • 7 Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty
  • 8 Field (and Other) Methods
  • 9 Historical-Comparative Methods
  • 10 Data Reduction and Analysis
  • 11 Living Your Life as a Salsa- Dancing Social Scientist
  • Appendix One. What to Do If You Don't Have a Case
  • Appendix Two. Tools of the Trade
  • Appendix Three. Special Resources for Specific Methods
  • Appendix Four. Sample Search Log
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Author's Note
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index