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2nd ed.

Los Angeles : Sage, c2011

xii, 235 s. : il. ; 23 cm

ISBN 978-1-4129-6018-2 (brož.)

Sociology for a new century

Obsahuje bibliografii na s. 211-218 a rejstřík

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Contents // Preface vii // Acknowledgments xi // PART 1: Elements of Social Research 1 // 1. What Is (and Is Not) Social Research? 5 // Introduction 5 // Some Conventional Views of Social Research 9 // Social Research and Other Ways of Representing Social Life 19 // How Social Research Differs 24 // Conclusion 31 // 2. The Goals of Social Research 33 // Introduction 33 // Seven Main Goals 36 // The Link Between Goals and Strategies 50 // The Social Nature of Social Research 55 // 3. The Process of Social Research: Ideas and Evidence 57 // Introduction 57 // The Interpretive Model of Social Research 59 // Processes and Strategies of Social Research 76 // The Challenge of Social Research 78 // 4. The Ethics of Social Research 79 // Introduction 79 // Ethical Dilemmas and Failures 81 // The Troubled History of Human Subjects Research 81 // The Current Ethical Standards and Institutional Oversight 86 // Ethical and Professional Dilemmas Facing Social Researchers 91 // The Problem of Representation 104 // Conclusion 105 // PART II: Strategies of Social Research 109 // 5. Using Qualitative Methods to Study Commonalities 111 // Introduction 111 // The Goals of Qualitative Research 113 // The Process of Qualitative Research 116 // Using Qualitative Methods 122 // The Study of a Single Case 133 // Conclusion 134 // 6. Using Comparative Methods to Study Diversity 135 // Introduction 135 // Contrasts With Other Research Strategies 137 // The Goals of Comparative Research 138 // The Process

of Comparative Research 143 // Using Comparative Methods 146 // Conclusion 160 // 7. Using Quantitative Methods to Study Covariation 163 // Introduction 163 // The Goals of Quantitative Research 165 // Contrasts With Other Research Strategies 169 // The Process of Quantitative Research 171 // Using Quantitative Methods 179 // Conclusion 187 // Afterword: The Promise of Social Research 189 // with Mary Driscoll // Appendix: Computing Correlation Coefficients 201 // References 211 // Glossary/Index 219 // About the Authors // 235