03004nam 2200565Ia 450 991081500910332120200520144314.01-282-94029-597866129402930-472-02653-4(CKB)2560000000014806(OCoLC)646069080(CaPaEBR)ebrary10389769(SSID)ssj0000427082(PQKBManifestationID)11279051(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427082(PQKBWorkID)10391384(PQKB)11351206(MiAaPQ)EBC3414794(EXLCZ)99256000000001480620090618d2009 ub 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrResearch confidential solutions to problems most social scientists pretend they never have /Eszter Hargittai, editor1st ed.Ann Arbor University of Michigan Pressc20091 online resource (313 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-472-05026-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Doing Empirical Social Science Research / Eszter Hargittai -- Spit, Sweat, and Tears: Gathering Biological Data in Naturalistic Settings / Emma K. Adam, Leah D. Doane, and Kathryn Mendelsohn -- Field Experiments for Studies of Discrimination / Devah Pager -- Part of the Community / Laura Clawson -- The Challenges of In-Depth Interviewing with Disadvantaged Respondents / Joan Walling -- Online Survey: Instant Publication, Instant Mistake, All of the Above / Gina Walejko -- Herding Cats Online: Real Studies of Virtual Communities / Dmitri Williams and Li Xiong -- How Technical Is Technology Research?: Acquiring and Deploying Technical Knowledge in Social Research Projects / Christian Sandvig -- On Unexpected Events: Navigating the Sudden Research Opportunity of 9/11 / Karen Albright -- WAT R U DOIN?: Studying the Thumb Generation Using Text Messaging / Eszter Hargittai and Chris Karr -- Giving Mega Attention to Macro Research: The Rewards and Challenges of Quantitative Cross-National Data Collection and Analysis / Nina Bandelj -- Secondary Analysis of Large Social Surveys / Jeremy Freese -- Doing Archival Research: How to Find a Needle in a Haystack / Jason Gallo -- Contributors -- Index.A new guide for a new generation of social science researchers.Social sciencesResearchSocial sciencesFieldworkSocial scientistsAttitudesSocial sciencesResearch.Social sciencesFieldwork.Social scientistsAttitudes.300.72Hargittai Eszter1973-1753558MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815009103321Research confidential4189458UNINA