Constructing Social Research

Höfundar: Charles C. Ragin; Lisa M. Amoroso (Útgáfa: 3)
Constructing Social Research

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The updated Third Edition of this innovative text shows the unity within the diversity of activities called social research to help students understand how all social researchers construct representations of social life using theories, systematic data collection, and careful examination of that data. The book tackles questions like "What is social research?", "How does it differ from journalism, documentary film-making, or laboratory research in the natural sciences?", and "What is the researcher′s obligation to those he or she is studying?" Updated throughout with new references and examples, this edition is designed to evoke challenging questions regarding the nature of representation and the ethical challenges facing social scientific researchers.

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Útgefandi
SAGE Publications, Inc. (US)
ISBN
9781544322445
Print ISBN
9781483379302
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
3
Höfundar
Charles C. Ragin; Lisa M. Amoroso
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2018-03-30
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
10
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I Elements of Social Research
  • Chapter 1 What Is (and Is Not) Social Research?
  • Introduction
  • Some Conventional Views of Social Research
  • Social Research and Other Ways of Representing Social Life
  • How Social Research Differs
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2 The Goals of Social Research
  • Introduction
  • Seven Main Goals
  • The Link Between Goals and Strategies
  • The Social Nature of Social Research
  • Chapter 3 The Process of Social Research: Ideas and Evidence
  • Introduction
  • The Interpretive Model of Social Research
  • Processes and Strategies of Social Research
  • The Challenge of Social Research
  • Chapter 4 The Ethics of Social Research
  • Introduction
  • Ethical Dilemmas and Failures
  • The Troubled History of Ethical Research
  • The Current Ethical Standards and Institutional Oversight
  • Ethical and Professional Dilemmas Facing Social Researchers
  • The Problem of Representation
  • Conclusion
  • Part II Strategies of Social Research
  • Chapter 5 Using Qualitative Methods to Study Commonalities
  • Introduction
  • The Goals of Qualitative Research
  • The Process of Qualitative Research
  • Using Qualitative Methods
  • The Study of a Single Case
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6 Using Comparative Methods to Study Diversity
  • Introduction
  • Contrasts With Other Research Strategies
  • The Goals of Comparative Research
  • The Process of Comparative Research
  • Using Comparative Methods
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7 Using Quantitative Methods to Study Covariation
  • Introduction
  • The Goals of Quantitative Research
  • Contrasts With Other Research Strategies
  • The Process of Quantitative Research
  • Using Quantitative Methods
  • Conclusion
  • Afterword: The Promise of Social Research
  • Appendix: Computing Correlation Coefficients
  • References
  • Glossary/Index
  • About the Authors