Contents in Brief
Prface
Holographic Overview
PART 1 An Introduction to Inquiry
1 Human Inquiry and Science
2 Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research
3 The Idea of Causation in Social Research
PART 2 The Structure of Inquiry
4 Research Design
5 Conceptualization, Operational ization, and Measurement
6 Indexes, Scales, andTypologies
7 The Logic of Sampling
PART 3 Modes of Observation
8 Experiments
9 Survey Research
10 Qualitative Field Research
11 Unobtrusive Measures
12 Evaluation Research
PART 4 Analysis of Data
13 Qualitative Data Analysis
14 Quantifying Data
15 Elementary Quantitative Analyses
16 The Elaboration Model
17 Social Statistics
PART 5 The Social Context of Research
18 The Ethics and Politics of Social Research
19 The Uses of Social Research
Appendixes A1
A Using the Library
B Social Research in Cyberspace
C The Research Report
D GSS Household Enumeration Questionnaire
E Random Numbers
F Distribution of Chi Square
G Normal Curve Areas
H Estimated Sampling Error
I A Learners Guide to SPSS 8.0
J Twenty Questions a Journalist Should Ask about Poll Results
Contents in Deatil
preface
Holographic Wverview
PART 1 An Introduction to Inquiry
PART 2 The Structure of Inquiry
PART 3 Modes of Observation
PART 4 Analysis of Data
PART 5 The Social Context of Research
Appendixes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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