04939nam 2200697 450 991079780840332120231110231051.01-118-87423-41-118-87420-X(CKB)3710000000531419(EBL)4187341(SSID)ssj0001580414(PQKBManifestationID)16258020(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001580414(PQKBWorkID)14307052(PQKB)11065812(PQKBManifestationID)15907764(PQKBWorkID)14639541(PQKB)21172010(MiAaPQ)EBC4187341(DLC) 2015025124(Au-PeEL)EBL4187341(CaPaEBR)ebr11128377(CaONFJC)MIL879724(OCoLC)935249059(MiAaPQ)EBC7104163(Au-PeEL)EBL7104163(EXLCZ)99371000000053141920160105h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIntroducing social research methods essentials for getting the edge /Janet M. RuaneChichester, England :Wiley Blackwell,2016.20161 online resource (310 p.)New York Academy of Sciences Description based upon print version of record.1-118-87424-2 1-118-87425-0 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Introducing Social Research Methods; About the Website; Contents; Chapter 1 How Do We Know What We Know? Science as a Superior Way of Knowing; FIRST TAKES; The Competition: Non-Scientific Ways of Knowing; Time-Based Knowing - Traditional Knowledge; Credential-Based Knowing - Authoritative Knowledge; More Risky Knowledge Sources - Common Sense and Intuition; More Reasonable and Tangible Ways of Knowing: Rationalism and Empiricism; Science - Providing an Accuracy Edge; Science as a Trustworthy Way of Knowing; Science is a Distinctive Way of Knowing; Empirical evidenceSystematic, Methodical RulesCommitment to Causal Analysis; Replication; Science is a Public Endeavor; Tentative; Science as an Exercise in Skepticism; Using Research Methods to Become Critical Consumers of Information; TAKE AWAYS; Sharpening the Edge: More Reading and Searching; Exercises; Notes; References; Chapter 2 The Language of Science and Research: Learning to Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk; FIRST TAKES; Units of Analysis; Variables; The Nuanced Language of Variables; Data; Correlations; The Causal Relationship; Styles of Research; The Quantitative/Qualitative DifferenceThe Inductive/Deductive DistinctionGoals of Research; Some Perfectly Valid Points; Talking the Talk; TAKE AWAYS; Sharpening the Edge: More Reading and Searching; Exercises; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Ethics: It's the Right Thing To Do; FIRST TAKES; Putting Ethics in Historical Context; Research Should Not Cause Harm to Subjects; Researchers Should Obtain the Informed Consent of Subjects; Competence; Voluntarism; Full information; Comprehension; Researchers Should Respect Subjects' Privacy; Sensitivity of Information; Research Setting; Disseminating Research FindingsResearchers Should Avoid Conflicts of InterestReinforcing the Ethical Route: Institutional Review Boards; Ethical Fusion; TAKE AWAYS; Sharpening the Edge: More Reading and Searching; Exercises; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Designing Ideas: What Do We Want to Know and How Can We Get There?; FIRST TAKES; The Research Plan; Coming up with the Right Question; Reviewing the Literature; The Case and Place for Theory; The Placement of Theory in the Research Process; The Levels of Theory Guiding or Resulting from Research; More Planning and Strategizing: Considering Questions and TimingWhat's the Question? Causal vs. Non-Causal QuestionsCausal Questions; Non-Causal Questions; Timing is Everything; Cross-Sectional Research Designs; Longitudinal Research Designs; Fixed-Sample Panel Design; Repeated Cross-Sectional Design; Event-Based Designs; Questions About the Process; And Still More Planning; Planning to Maximize Research Validity; Measurement Validity; Internal Validity; External Validity; Conclusions; TAKE AWAYS; Sharpening the Edge: More Reading and Searching; Exercises; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Measure by Measure: Developing Measures - Making the Abstract ConcreteFIRST TAKESNew York Academy of Sciences Social sciencesMethodologySocial sciencesMethodology.300.72/1Ruane Janet M.1954-1558540MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797808403321Introducing social research methods3823042UNINA