Introducing Social Research Methods Essentials for Getting the Edge.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ruane, Janet M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Introducing Social Research Methods
  • About the Website
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 How Do We Know What We Know? Science as a Superior Way of Knowing
  • FIRST TAKES
  • The Competition: Non-Scientific Ways of Knowing
  • Time-Based Knowing
  • Traditional Knowledge
  • Credential-Based Knowing
  • Authoritative Knowledge
  • More Risky Knowledge Sources
  • Common Sense and Intuition
  • More Reasonable and Tangible Ways of Knowing: Rationalism and Empiricism
  • Science
  • Providing an Accuracy Edge
  • Science as a Trustworthy Way of Knowing
  • Science is a Distinctive Way of Knowing
  • Empirical evidence
  • Systematic, Methodical Rules
  • Commitment to Causal Analysis
  • Replication
  • Science is a Public Endeavor
  • Tentative
  • Science as an Exercise in Skepticism
  • Using Research Methods to Become Critical Consumers of Information
  • TAKE AWAYS
  • Sharpening the Edge: More Reading and Searching
  • Exercises
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 2 The Language of Science and Research: Learning to Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk
  • FIRST TAKES
  • Units of Analysis
  • Variables
  • The Nuanced Language of Variables
  • Data
  • Correlations
  • The Causal Relationship
  • Styles of Research
  • The Quantitative/Qualitative Difference
  • The Inductive/Deductive Distinction
  • Goals of Research
  • Some Perfectly Valid Points
  • Talking the Talk
  • TAKE AWAYS
  • Sharpening the Edge: More Reading and Searching
  • Exercises
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Ethics: It's the Right Thing To Do
  • FIRST TAKES
  • Putting Ethics in Historical Context
  • Research Should Not Cause Harm to Subjects
  • Researchers Should Obtain the Informed Consent of Subjects
  • Competence
  • Voluntarism
  • Full information
  • Comprehension
  • Researchers Should Respect Subjects' Privacy
  • Sensitivity of Information
  • Research Setting
  • Disseminating Research Findings
  • Researchers Should Avoid Conflicts of Interest
  • Reinforcing the Ethical Route: Institutional Review Boards
  • Ethical Fusion
  • TAKE AWAYS
  • Sharpening the Edge: More Reading and Searching
  • Exercises
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Designing Ideas: What Do We Want to Know and How Can We Get There?
  • FIRST TAKES
  • The Research Plan
  • Coming up with the Right Question
  • Reviewing the Literature
  • The Case and Place for Theory
  • The Placement of Theory in the Research Process
  • The Levels of Theory Guiding or Resulting from Research
  • More Planning and Strategizing: Considering Questions and Timing
  • What's the Question? Causal vs. Non-Causal Questions
  • Causal Questions
  • Non-Causal Questions
  • Timing is Everything
  • Cross-Sectional Research Designs
  • Longitudinal Research Designs
  • Fixed-Sample Panel Design
  • Repeated Cross-Sectional Design
  • Event-Based Designs
  • Questions About the Process
  • And Still More Planning
  • Planning to Maximize Research Validity
  • Measurement Validity
  • Internal Validity
  • External Validity
  • Conclusions
  • TAKE AWAYS

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