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Real research : research methods sociology students can use / Liahna E. Gordon.

By: Material type: TextTextCopyright date: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2020Edition: Second editionDescription: xvii, 321 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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ISBN:
  • 9781544339689 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301.072 GOR 014560  23
Contents:
What Is Empirical Social Research? Why Is Research Important? Methods Of Data Collection Surveys Interviews Focus Groups Observation Ethnography Secondary Data Analysis Existing Statistics Content Analysis Experiments Box 1.1. Summary Of Research Methods And Their Purposes Check Your Understanding Quantitative And Qualitative Research Box 1.2. Quantitative And Qualitative Research Methods Basic And Applied Research Box 1.3. Examples Of Basic And Applied Research Topics The Components Of Research Methodology Theory Research Question Box 1.4. Examples Of Research Topics Literature Review Ethics Sampling Conceptualizing And Operationalizing Preparing For Data Collection Data Collection Data Analysis Evaluating The Quality Of Data And Analysis Presenting The Results Contents note continued: Box 1.5. Summary Of Components Of Research Reading This Text Summary Points Box 2.1. Questions In A Semi-Structured Interview Box 2.2. Questions In A Loosely Structured Interview Research Questions Box 2.3. Research Questions Appropriate For Qualitative Interviews Box 2.4. Avoid These Common Errors In Writing Research Questions For Interview Research Box 2.5. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Interviewing Special Considerations Other Ethical Issues Box 2.6. Decision Path For Qualitative Interview Sampling Gatekeepers Sample Size Establishing Rapport Additional Steps To Improve Data Quality Box 2.7. Key Words Eliciting Information About Specific Examples Contents note continued: Semi-Structured Interviews Loosely Structured Interviews Box 2.8. Interviewing Do&​apos;s And Don&​apos;ts Transcription Steps In Data Analysis Box 2.9. Axial Coding: Five Types Of Patterns Box 2.10. Diagram Of Steps In Qualitative Data Analysis Timing Of Data Analysis Using Software In Data Analysis Box 3.1. Research Questions Appropriate For Observation Research Box 3.2. Avoid These Errors In Writing Research Questions For Observation Box 3.3. Research Questions Appropriate For Ethnography Box 3.4. Avoid These Common Errors In Writing Research Questions For Ethnography Contents note continued: Literature Review Box 3.5. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Observation And Ethnography Box 3.6. Decision Path For Consent In Observation And Ethnography Box 3.7. Sampling For Observation Box 4.1. Comparison Of Survey Modes Of Delivery Box 4.2. Examples Of Research Questions Appropriate For Survey Research Box 4.3. Avoid These Common Errors In Writing Research Questions For Survey Research Box 4.4. Example Of Research Question And Corresponding Hypotheses Contents note continued: Box 4.5. Avoid These Common Errors In Writing Hypotheses Box 4.6. Example Of Objectives For An Applied Study Of Sociology Alumni Conceptualizing And Operationatizing Box 4.7. Example Of Conceptualizing And Operationalizing For Survey Research Levels Of Measurement Box 4.8. Example Of Groupings Affected By Level Of Measurement Used Box 4.9. Question And Response Wording For Different Levels Of Measurement Writing Survey Items Box 4.10. Common Opposites To Use For Response Categories Probability Sampling Box 4.11. Probability Sampling Techniques As Applied To Survey Research Nonprobabitity Sampling Box 4.12. Decision Path For Sampling For Survey Research Response Rate Mail Surveys Contents note continued: Box 4.13. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Mail Or Take-Home Survey Online Surveys Box 4.14. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Online Survey Phone Surveys Box 4.15. Sample Informed Consent For Phone Surveys Face-To-Face Surveys Take-Home Surveys Box 4.16. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Face-To-Face Surveys Box 4.17. Informed Consent By Mode Of Delivery Applied Research Finalizing The Survey Instrument Training Box 4.18. Example Of A Grid Pattern Pretesting The Survey Evaluation Research Cleaning The Data Statistical Analysis Box 4.19. Example Of A Crosstab: Percentage Of Respondents Agreeing That Spanking Children Is Necessary, By Highest Degree Obtained, 1972-2016 Contents note continued: Box 4.20. Positive And Negative Relationships Causality Box 5.1. Examples Of Research Questions Appropriate For Survey (And Thus Secondary Data) Research Box 5.2. Avoid These Common Errors In Writing Research Questions For Secondary Data Analysis Box 5.3. Popular Data Repositories Of Secondary Data Sets Box 5.4. Decision Path For Choosing A Secondary Data Set Contents note continued: Box 6.1. Example Of A Spreadsheet Using Existing Statistics For Community-Level Variables Box 6.2. Examples Of Research Questions Appropriate For Existing Statistics Box 6.3. Avoid These Common Errors When Writing Research Questions For Existing Statistics Box 6.4. Selected Sources Of Existing Statistics Box 6.5. Probability Sampling Techniques As Applied To Existing Statistics Research Box 7.1. Examples Of Research Questions Appropriate For Content Analysis Contents note continued: Box 7.2. Avoid These Common Errors When Writing Research Questions For Content Analysis Box 7.3. Probability Sampling Techniques As Applied To Content Analysis Box 7.4. Decision Path For Multi-Stage Sampling For Content Analysis Quantitative Content Analysis Qualitative Content Analysis Box 7.5. Sample Quantitative Coding Sheet Box 7.6. Sample Qualitative Coding Sheet Quantitative Data Analysis Qualitative Data Analysis Box 7.7. Patterns You May Look For In Axial Coding Applied To Content Analysis Box 7.8. Diagram Of Steps In Qualitative Data Analysis Contents note continued: Theory Box 8.1. Sample Hypotheses For Experimental Evaluation Research Choosing A Study Design Variations Of The Classical Experimental Design Box 8.2. Diagram Of Multiple Treatment Groups With Different Combinations Of Treatment Box 8.3. Decision Path For Choosing An Experimental Study Design Box 8.4. Probability Sampling Methods Adapted For Random Group Assignment Informed Consent Box 8.5. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Experimental Evaluation Research Protecting Participants Special Considerations For Evaluation Research Contents note continued: Box 8.6. Threats To Internal Validity In Evaluation Research Box 9.1. Examples Of Research Questions Appropriate For Focus Groups Box 9.2. Common Mistakes To Avoid In Writing Research Questions For Focus Group Research Number And Composition Of Groups Choosing Participants Box 9.3. Groups Planned For Focus Group Research On A Tight Budget Compensation And Other Incentives To Participate Box 9.4. Decision Path For Focus Group Sampling Box 9.5. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Focus Group Research Contents note continued: Box 9.6. Example Phone Invitation Box 9.7. Example Follow-Up E-Mail Analysis Types Of Sources Searching The Literature Box A1.1. Journal Indexes Relevant To Sociology Box A1.2. Example Of Bracketing With Multiple Search Rows Reading Scholarly Articles Writing A Literature Review Box A1.3. Examples Of How To Incorporate Citations Into A Sentence Plagiarism Box A1.4. Examples Of Attempts At Summarizing Without Plagiarizing Title Introduction And Literature Review Implications Timeline Budget Style Guidelines And Formatting A "Seamless Whole".
Summary: Real Research: Research Methods Sociology Students Can Use is an innovative text that takes a holistic approach to the subject by discussing each step in the research process within the context of a particular method. With no generalizations about concepts that apply to only some research methods but not others, students can jump into the first research method within the first two weeks of class. After an overview of data collection in the first chapter, subsequent chapters focus on eight specific quantitative and qualitative methods most frequently used in sociology. The Second Edition includes a new chapter on focus groups, updated “Real Research” profiles of individuals using research methods in a wide range of careers, and examples of common student errors to streamline learning.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302) and index.

What Is Empirical Social Research?
Why Is Research Important?
Methods Of Data Collection
Surveys
Interviews
Focus Groups
Observation
Ethnography
Secondary Data Analysis
Existing Statistics
Content Analysis
Experiments
Box 1.1. Summary Of Research Methods And Their Purposes
Check Your Understanding
Quantitative And Qualitative Research
Box 1.2. Quantitative And Qualitative Research Methods
Basic And Applied Research
Box 1.3. Examples Of Basic And Applied Research Topics
The Components Of Research
Methodology
Theory
Research Question
Box 1.4. Examples Of Research Topics
Literature Review
Ethics
Sampling
Conceptualizing And Operationalizing
Preparing For Data Collection
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Evaluating The Quality Of Data And Analysis
Presenting The Results
Contents note continued: Box 1.5. Summary Of Components Of Research
Reading This Text
Summary Points
Box 2.1. Questions In A Semi-Structured Interview
Box 2.2. Questions In A Loosely Structured Interview
Research Questions
Box 2.3. Research Questions Appropriate For Qualitative Interviews
Box 2.4. Avoid These Common Errors In Writing Research Questions For Interview Research
Box 2.5. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Interviewing
Special Considerations
Other Ethical Issues
Box 2.6. Decision Path For Qualitative Interview Sampling
Gatekeepers
Sample Size
Establishing Rapport
Additional Steps To Improve Data Quality
Box 2.7. Key Words Eliciting Information About Specific Examples
Contents note continued: Semi-Structured Interviews
Loosely Structured Interviews
Box 2.8. Interviewing Do&​apos;s And Don&​apos;ts
Transcription
Steps In Data Analysis
Box 2.9. Axial Coding: Five Types Of Patterns
Box 2.10. Diagram Of Steps In Qualitative Data Analysis
Timing Of Data Analysis
Using Software In Data Analysis
Box 3.1. Research Questions Appropriate For Observation Research
Box 3.2. Avoid These Errors In Writing Research Questions For Observation
Box 3.3. Research Questions Appropriate For Ethnography
Box 3.4. Avoid These Common Errors In Writing Research Questions For Ethnography
Contents note continued: Literature Review
Box 3.5. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Observation And Ethnography
Box 3.6. Decision Path For Consent In Observation And Ethnography
Box 3.7. Sampling For Observation
Box 4.1. Comparison Of Survey Modes Of Delivery
Box 4.2. Examples Of Research Questions Appropriate For Survey Research
Box 4.3. Avoid These Common Errors In Writing Research Questions For Survey Research
Box 4.4. Example Of Research Question And Corresponding Hypotheses
Contents note continued: Box 4.5. Avoid These Common Errors In Writing Hypotheses
Box 4.6. Example Of Objectives For An Applied Study Of Sociology Alumni
Conceptualizing And Operationatizing
Box 4.7. Example Of Conceptualizing And Operationalizing For Survey Research
Levels Of Measurement
Box 4.8. Example Of Groupings Affected By Level Of Measurement Used
Box 4.9. Question And Response Wording For Different Levels Of Measurement
Writing Survey Items
Box 4.10. Common Opposites To Use For Response Categories
Probability Sampling
Box 4.11. Probability Sampling Techniques As Applied To Survey Research
Nonprobabitity Sampling
Box 4.12. Decision Path For Sampling For Survey Research
Response Rate
Mail Surveys
Contents note continued: Box 4.13. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Mail Or Take-Home Survey
Online Surveys
Box 4.14. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Online Survey
Phone Surveys
Box 4.15. Sample Informed Consent For Phone Surveys
Face-To-Face Surveys
Take-Home Surveys
Box 4.16. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Face-To-Face Surveys
Box 4.17. Informed Consent By Mode Of Delivery
Applied Research
Finalizing The Survey Instrument
Training
Box 4.18. Example Of A Grid Pattern
Pretesting The Survey
Evaluation Research
Cleaning The Data
Statistical Analysis
Box 4.19. Example Of A Crosstab: Percentage Of Respondents Agreeing That Spanking Children Is Necessary, By Highest Degree Obtained, 1972-2016
Contents note continued: Box 4.20. Positive And Negative Relationships
Causality
Box 5.1. Examples Of Research Questions Appropriate For Survey (And Thus Secondary Data) Research
Box 5.2. Avoid These Common Errors In Writing Research Questions For Secondary Data Analysis
Box 5.3. Popular Data Repositories Of Secondary Data Sets
Box 5.4. Decision Path For Choosing A Secondary Data Set
Contents note continued: Box 6.1. Example Of A Spreadsheet Using Existing Statistics For Community-Level Variables
Box 6.2. Examples Of Research Questions Appropriate For Existing Statistics
Box 6.3. Avoid These Common Errors When Writing Research Questions For Existing Statistics
Box 6.4. Selected Sources Of Existing Statistics
Box 6.5. Probability Sampling Techniques As Applied To Existing Statistics Research
Box 7.1. Examples Of Research Questions Appropriate For Content Analysis
Contents note continued: Box 7.2. Avoid These Common Errors When Writing Research Questions For Content Analysis
Box 7.3. Probability Sampling Techniques As Applied To Content Analysis
Box 7.4. Decision Path For Multi-Stage Sampling For Content Analysis
Quantitative Content Analysis
Qualitative Content Analysis
Box 7.5. Sample Quantitative Coding Sheet
Box 7.6. Sample Qualitative Coding Sheet
Quantitative Data Analysis
Qualitative Data Analysis
Box 7.7. Patterns You May Look For In Axial Coding Applied To Content Analysis
Box 7.8. Diagram Of Steps In Qualitative Data Analysis
Contents note continued: Theory
Box 8.1. Sample Hypotheses For Experimental Evaluation Research
Choosing A Study Design
Variations Of The Classical Experimental Design
Box 8.2. Diagram Of Multiple Treatment Groups With Different Combinations Of Treatment
Box 8.3. Decision Path For Choosing An Experimental Study Design
Box 8.4. Probability Sampling Methods Adapted For Random Group Assignment
Informed Consent
Box 8.5. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Experimental Evaluation Research
Protecting Participants
Special Considerations For Evaluation Research
Contents note continued: Box 8.6. Threats To Internal Validity In Evaluation Research
Box 9.1. Examples Of Research Questions Appropriate For Focus Groups
Box 9.2. Common Mistakes To Avoid In Writing Research Questions For Focus Group Research
Number And Composition Of Groups
Choosing Participants
Box 9.3. Groups Planned For Focus Group Research On A Tight Budget
Compensation And Other Incentives To Participate
Box 9.4. Decision Path For Focus Group Sampling
Box 9.5. Sample Informed Consent Statement For Focus Group Research
Contents note continued: Box 9.6. Example Phone Invitation
Box 9.7. Example Follow-Up E-Mail
Analysis
Types Of Sources
Searching The Literature
Box A1.1. Journal Indexes Relevant To Sociology
Box A1.2. Example Of Bracketing With Multiple Search Rows
Reading Scholarly Articles
Writing A Literature Review
Box A1.3. Examples Of How To Incorporate Citations Into A Sentence
Plagiarism
Box A1.4. Examples Of Attempts At Summarizing Without Plagiarizing
Title
Introduction And Literature Review
Implications
Timeline
Budget
Style
Guidelines And Formatting
A "Seamless Whole".

Real Research: Research Methods Sociology Students Can Use is an innovative text that takes a holistic approach to the subject by discussing each step in the research process within the context of a particular method. With no generalizations about concepts that apply to only some research methods but not others, students can jump into the first research method within the first two weeks of class. After an overview of data collection in the first chapter, subsequent chapters focus on eight specific quantitative and qualitative methods most frequently used in sociology. The Second Edition includes a new chapter on focus groups, updated “Real Research” profiles of individuals using research methods in a wide range of careers, and examples of common student errors to streamline learning.

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