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Basics of Social Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
Pearson New International Edition
Taschenbuch von W. Lawrence Neuman
Sprache: Englisch

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Preparing students to do research and understand what research can do.

Basics of Social Research helps students understand what research can and cannot do, become better consumers of research, and learn why properly conducted research is important.

This text teaches students to be better consumers of research results and understand how the research enterprise works, preparing them to conduct small research projects. Upon completing this text, students will gain an awareness of the capabilities and restrictions of research, and learn why properly conducted research is important. Using clear, accessible language and examples from real research, this text discusses both qualitative and quantitative approaches to social research, emphasizing the benefits of combining various approaches.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers should be able to:

  • Recognize that social research is simultaneously a very important enterprise and one that is not beyond you ? you can understand it
  • Become better consumers and understand what research can and cannot do
  • Learn how to properly conducted research
  • Acquire a foundation for further learning about doing research and understand that this activity requires dedication, creativity, and mature judgment

Preparing students to do research and understand what research can do.

Basics of Social Research helps students understand what research can and cannot do, become better consumers of research, and learn why properly conducted research is important.

This text teaches students to be better consumers of research results and understand how the research enterprise works, preparing them to conduct small research projects. Upon completing this text, students will gain an awareness of the capabilities and restrictions of research, and learn why properly conducted research is important. Using clear, accessible language and examples from real research, this text discusses both qualitative and quantitative approaches to social research, emphasizing the benefits of combining various approaches.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers should be able to:

  • Recognize that social research is simultaneously a very important enterprise and one that is not beyond you ? you can understand it
  • Become better consumers and understand what research can and cannot do
  • Learn how to properly conducted research
  • Acquire a foundation for further learning about doing research and understand that this activity requires dedication, creativity, and mature judgment
Über den Autor
W. Lawrence Neuman James is professor of sociology and Asian Studies coordinator at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. His M.A. and Ph.D. were earned at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has authored seven books and published 35 articles and book chapters, which have appeared in Social Problems, Sociological Inquiry, Social Science Quarterly, American Sociological Review, Critical Asian Studies, Teaching Sociology, The Journal of Contemporary Asia, Sociological Quarterly, and other journals . He is a former president of the Wisconsin Sociological Association. Neuman has received his university’s highest award for research, the Chancellor's Award for service to students with disabilities, as well as the the Wisconsin Sociological Association's Outstanding Service Award, and the College of Letters and Sciences awards for outstanding teaching, excellence in research, and outstanding service.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Part I: Foundations
  • Chapter 1: Doing Social Research
  • Chapter 2: Theory and Social Research
  • Chapter 3: Ethics in Social Research
  • Chapter 4: Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study
  • Chapter 5: Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement
  • Chapter 6: Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling
  • Part II: Conducting Quantitative Research
  • Chapter 7: Survey Research
  • Chapter 8: Experimental Research
  • Chapter 9: Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis
  • Chapter 10: Analysis of Quantitative Data
  • Part III: Conducting Qualitative Research
  • Chapter 11: Field Research and Focus Group Research
  • Chapter 12: Historical-Comparative Research
  • Chapter 13: Analysis of Qualitative Data
  • Part IV: Research Reports
  • Chapter 14: Writing the Research Report
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781292020341
ISBN-10: 1292020342
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Neuman, W. Lawrence
Hersteller: Pearson Education Limited
Maße: 216 x 280 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: W. Lawrence Neuman
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.07.2013
Gewicht: 1,024 kg
Artikel-ID: 125768129
Über den Autor
W. Lawrence Neuman James is professor of sociology and Asian Studies coordinator at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. His M.A. and Ph.D. were earned at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has authored seven books and published 35 articles and book chapters, which have appeared in Social Problems, Sociological Inquiry, Social Science Quarterly, American Sociological Review, Critical Asian Studies, Teaching Sociology, The Journal of Contemporary Asia, Sociological Quarterly, and other journals . He is a former president of the Wisconsin Sociological Association. Neuman has received his university’s highest award for research, the Chancellor's Award for service to students with disabilities, as well as the the Wisconsin Sociological Association's Outstanding Service Award, and the College of Letters and Sciences awards for outstanding teaching, excellence in research, and outstanding service.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Part I: Foundations
  • Chapter 1: Doing Social Research
  • Chapter 2: Theory and Social Research
  • Chapter 3: Ethics in Social Research
  • Chapter 4: Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study
  • Chapter 5: Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement
  • Chapter 6: Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling
  • Part II: Conducting Quantitative Research
  • Chapter 7: Survey Research
  • Chapter 8: Experimental Research
  • Chapter 9: Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis
  • Chapter 10: Analysis of Quantitative Data
  • Part III: Conducting Qualitative Research
  • Chapter 11: Field Research and Focus Group Research
  • Chapter 12: Historical-Comparative Research
  • Chapter 13: Analysis of Qualitative Data
  • Part IV: Research Reports
  • Chapter 14: Writing the Research Report
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781292020341
ISBN-10: 1292020342
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Neuman, W. Lawrence
Hersteller: Pearson Education Limited
Maße: 216 x 280 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: W. Lawrence Neuman
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.07.2013
Gewicht: 1,024 kg
Artikel-ID: 125768129
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