A Dictionary of Social Research Methodology

This accessible book offers a detailed guide to a wide range of methodological concepts, both those of a more philosophical kind and those that are more technical in character: from constructionism to critical realism, regression analysis to grounded theory, odds ratios to triangulation.

Autorentext

Martyn Hammersley is Emeritus Professor of Educational and Social Research at The Open University, UK. He has carried out research in the sociology of education and the sociology of the media, but much of his work has been concerned with the methodological issues surrounding social enquiry. His books include (with Paul Atkinson) Ethnography: Principles in Practice (Fourth edition, Routledge 2019), Taking Sides in Social Research (Routledge, 2000), Media Bias in Reporting Social Research? (Routledge, 2006), and Methodological Concepts: A Critical Guide (Routledge 2023).
Website: http://martynhammersley.wordpress.com/

Inhalt
CURRENT WORKING LIST OF DICTIONARY ENTRIESAbduction Academic researchAccessAchievement testAction ResearchActivist researchAd hoc sampleAdministrative dataAgent-based modellingAggregationAnalysisAnalysis of variance (ANOVAAnalytic conceptsAnalytic generalisationAnalytic InductionAnalytic memosAnonymisation of research dataApplied ResearchArchaeologyArtefact/ArtifactArts-based ResearchAssociation Attitude inventoryAttitude scaleAudio-recordingsAudit trailAutobiographical methodAutoethnographyAxiologicalBefore-after research designBiasBig dataBiographical methodsBricolageCase Case study Categorical Data CategoryCausationCensusCluster AnalysisCo-construction of data.Coding of data Cognitive mapping Cohort Analysis Cohort effect Comparative MethodComputer-assisted qualitative data analysisComputer simulation of social processesConceptConfidentialityConfounding VariablesConstant Comparative MethodConstructionismContent AnalysisContingency tablesControlControl GroupConvenience sampleConversation AnalysisCooperative inquiryCorpus linguistic analysisCorrelationCountsCovert ResearchCreative research methodsCredibilityCriteria of assessmentCritical case analysisCritical discourse analysisCritical ethnographyCritical Race TheoryCritical realismCritical research Critical TheoryCritique Cross-case analysisCross-sectional studiesDangerous fieldworkDataData archiving.Data productionData protectionDecolonising researchDeconstructionDeductionDelphi groupsDependent VariableDepth interviewDescriptionDescriptive StatisticsDesign experimentsDeviant case analysisDiary writing as an elicitation methodDiscourse AnalysisDistribution Documentary dataDocumentary analysisDouble BlindingEcological FallacyEcological ValidityEffect SizeEmic/etic conceptsEmpiricalEmpirical generalisationEmpiricismEpistemologyErrorEthicsEthnographyEthnomethodologyEvaluationEvidence Exhaustive categoriesExperience ExperimentExperimental textsExplanationExploratory data analysisExternal validityExtrapolateFactFact/value distinctionFactor AnalysisFactual judgementFallibilismFalsificationismFeminist epistemology/methodologyFeminist researchField codingFieldnotesField rolesFieldworkFocus groupsFocused interviewForeshadowed problemsFoundationalismFrame analysis Frankfurt SchoolFrequency tableGender/SexGenealogyGeneral population or universeGeneralisabilityGrand theoryGrounded TheoryGroup administered questionnaire or testHalo effectHawthorne effectHermeneuticsHermeneutic circleHistorical methodsHistoricismHypothetico-deductive MethodHypothesis testing Ideal typeIdiographic scienceIndependent variableIndex Index numberIndexicalityIndigenous epistemologiesIndigenous researchInduction/inductive methodInformantInformed consentInsider role Institutional ethnographyIntentionalityInteraction effectInternal validityInterpretative Phenomenological Analysis Interpretive reviewInterpretivismIntersectionalityIntertextualityInterval measurementIntervention research InterviewInterview schedule Key informantKnowledgeLevels of measurementLife history/Life storyLifeworldLikert scaleLiterature searchLogical positivismLongitudinal studies Maturation effectMeaningMeasurement: Measurement error Measurement validityMeasurementsMember and analytic concepts Member checkingMeta-analysisMeta-ethnographyMetaphysicsMethodMethodologyMethodological philosophyMicroethnographyMilitant researchMixed Methods ResearchModelMultilevel modelsMultimodal researchMultiple regression analysisMutually exclusive categoriesNarrative analysisNarrative inquiryNarrative reviewNaturalismNaturalistic generalisationNaturalistic inquiryNetnographyNew Materialisms Nominal measurement Nomothetic scienceNon-probability samplingNon-response in surveysObjectivityObservationOfficial statisticsOnline dataOnline ethnographyOnline researchOntological turnOntologyOperationalisationOral historyOrdinal scaleOutsider roleOver-rapportPanel studiesParadigmsParticipant observationParticipatory inquiryPasteur's quadrantPath analysisPeer debriefingPerformance ethnographyPerformance studiesPhenomenologyPhoto-elicitation study PhotovoicePilot studyPlausibilityPolicy researchPopulationPositivismPost-humanist researchPostmodernismPost-positivism Post-qualitative inquiryPost-structuralismPragmatismPractical researchProbabilityProcess tracingProjective testProtocol analysisPurposive samplingQualitative Comparative AnalysisQualitative dataQualitative methodQualitative analysisQuantitative content analysisQuantitative dataQuantitative methodQuasi-experiment Queer researchQuestionnaireRaceRacismRandom allocationRandom errorRandom sampleRandomised controlled trialRankingsRatio level of measurementReactivityRealismRealityReflexivityRegression analysisRelativismReliabilityRepertory gridReplicationRepresentationRepresentative sampleResearchResearch designResearch diaryResearch questionResearcher integrityRespondentRespondent validationResponse biasResponse rateReviewing the literatureRhetoricRigourSamplingSampling frameSampling errorSaturation ScalesScepticism ScienceSecondary dataSecondary analysisSemioticsSensitising conceptSensory ethnography.Sensory research methodsShadowing Significance testsSimulationSnowball samplingSocial desirability effect Social distance scaleSocial indicatorsSocial network analysisSocial statisticsSocial surveysSociometrySpurious relationship or correlationStandardisationStandpoint epistemologyStatistical controlStatistical distributionStatistical methodStatistical significance testsStratified sampleStructuralismStructured dataStructured interviewStructured observationSubjectivitySubtle realism SurveySymbolic interactionismSystematic observationSystematic reviewTeam researchTestsTextual analysisThematic AnalysisTheoretical inference or generalisationTheoretical SamplingTheoryThick descriptionTraditional review of the literatureTranscriptionTransferabilityTriangulationTrustworthiness criteriaTruthType 1 and Type 2 errorsTypologiesUnderstandingUniversal lawUnobtrusive research methodsUnstructured dataUnstructured interviewUnstructured observationValidity Value neutralityVariableVerbal protocol analysisVerificationismVerstehenVideo-recordingsVienna CircleVignettesVirtual ethnographyVirtual research methods.Visual analysis Visual ethnographyVisual research methodsVolunteer sampleVulnerabilityWithin-group/between-group designs