Social Research Methods by Example

This book sharpens students' understanding of the research process and the essential research methods and tools that researchers use to perform their work on the cutting edge of their fields. Far more than an introduction to research, this book leaves students with the skills and applied know-how to carry out their own.

Social Research Methods by Example sharpens students understanding of the research process and the essential research methods and tools that researchers use to perform their work on the cutting edge of the social sciences. The text is broken up into three major sections; the first provides a foundation for conducting research and forming a research question, executing an ethical approach, and drawing upon relevant theories and literature.

The second provides a fully illustrated overview of different research methods including qualitative and quantitative design, constructing and administering surveys, and carrying out experiments. The authors conclude the text by considering notable current controversies and methodological changes that are impacting the discipline.

The new edition offers expanded content on key statistical packages for conducting social research and takes readers behind-the-scenes of writing and presenting a research paper with annotated examples and step-by-step guidance. Far more than an introduction to the principles of social science research, this book leaves students with the skills and the applied know-how to carry out their own. It is an excellent resource for methods courses across the social sciences.

Autorentext

Yasemin Besen-Cassino is Professor of Sociology at Montclair State University, where she is also Chair of the Department. She is the author of The Cost of Being a Girl: Working Teens and the Origins of the Gender Wage Gap (Temple, 2018) *and Consuming Work: Youth Labor in America (Temple, 2014), and is currently Editor of the journal Contemporary Sociology*.

Dan Cassino is Professor of Government and Politics at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Executive Director of university's FDU Poll. His research and published writing concentrates on political communication, political cognition, and the socio-political consequences of men's gender identities. He is the author of Fox News & American Politics: How One Channel Shapes American Politics and Society (Routledge, 2016).

Klappentext

Social Research Methods by Example sharpens students understanding of the research process and the essential research methods and tools that researchers use to perform their work on the cutting edge of the social sciences. The text is broken up into three major sections; the first provides a foundation for conducting research and forming a research question, executing an ethical approach, and drawing upon relevant theories and literature. The second provides a fully illustrated overview of different research methods including qualitative and quantitative design, constructing and administering surveys, and carrying out experiments. The authors conclude the text by considering notable current controversies and methodological changes that are impacting the discipline. The new edition offers expanded content on key statistical packages for conducting social research and takes readers behind-the-scenes of writing and presenting a research paper with annotated examples and step-by-step guidance. Far more than an introduction to the principles of social science research, this book leaves students with the skills and the applied know-how to carry out their own. It is an excellent resource for methods courses across the social sciences.

Zusammenfassung

Social Research Methods by Example sharpens students understanding of the research process and the essential research methods and tools that researchers use to perform their work on the cutting edge of the social sciences. The text is broken up into three major sections; the first provides a foundation for conducting research and forming a research question, executing an ethical approach, and drawing upon relevant theories and literature.

The second provides a fully illustrated overview of different research methods including qualitative and quantitative design, constructing and administering surveys, and carrying out experiments. The authors conclude the text by considering notable current controversies and methodological changes that are impacting the discipline.

The new edition offers expanded content on key statistical packages for conducting social research and takes readers behind-the-scenes of writing and presenting a research paper with annotated examples and step-by-step guidance. Far more than an introduction to the principles of social science research, this book leaves students with the skills and the applied know-how to carry out their own. It is an excellent resource for methods courses across the social sciences.

Inhalt

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Operationalizations and Validity 3. Research Ethics 4. Theory and Paradigms 5. Literature Reviews 6. Ethnographies 7. Interviews and Focus Groups 8. Content Analysis 9. Experiments 10. Field and Quasi-Experiments 11. Designing Survey Items 12. Administering Surveys 13. Quantitative Analysis: Univariate Analysis 14. Quantitative Analysis: Multivariate Analysis References Index