Studying ethnic minority and economically disadvantaged populations : methodological challenges and best practices /

"Ethnic minority and economically disadvantaged populations have consistently been underrepresented in most social science research. Given the changing demographics of the United States, there appears to be some movement toward a greater research emphasis on these populations. The focus on gain...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Knight, George P., 1950-
Otros Autores: Roosa, Mark W., Umaña-Taylor, Adriana J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, ©2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Social sciences > Research > United States > Methodology.
Minorities > Research > United States.
Poor > Research > United States.
Marginality, Social > Research > United States.
Social Sciences > methods
Sciences sociales > Recherche > États-Unis > Méthodologie.
Pauvres > Recherche > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology
Minorities > Research
Poor > Research
Social sciences > Research > Methodology
Sozialwissenschaften
Forschungsmethode
Unterprivilegierter
Nationale Minderheit
Armut
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction to studying ethnic minority and economically disadvantaged populations
  • 2. Sampling, recruiting, and retaining diverse samples
  • 3. Ethical issues
  • 4. Measurement and measurement equivalence issues
  • 5. Translation processes associated with measurement in linguistically diverse populations
  • 6. Putting research into action : preventive intervention research.

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