LEADER 04939nam 2200697 450 001 9910797808403321 005 20231110231051.0 010 $a1-118-87423-4 010 $a1-118-87420-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000531419 035 $a(EBL)4187341 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001580414 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16258020 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001580414 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14307052 035 $a(PQKB)11065812 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)15907764 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14639541 035 $a(PQKB)21172010 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4187341 035 $a(DLC) 2015025124 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4187341 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11128377 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL879724 035 $a(OCoLC)935249059 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7104163 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7104163 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000531419 100 $a20160105h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIntroducing social research methods $eessentials for getting the edge /$fJanet M. Ruane 210 1$aChichester, England :$cWiley Blackwell,$d2016. 210 4$d2016 215 $a1 online resource (310 p.) 225 1 $aNew York Academy of Sciences 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-87424-2 311 $a1-118-87425-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aIntroducing 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 evidence 327 $aSystematic, 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 Difference 327 $aThe 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 Findings 327 $aResearchers 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 Timing 327 $aWhat'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 Concrete 327 $aFIRST TAKES 410 0$aNew York Academy of Sciences 606 $aSocial sciences$xMethodology 615 0$aSocial sciences$xMethodology. 676 $a300.72/1 700 $aRuane$b Janet M.$f1954-$01558540 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797808403321 996 $aIntroducing social research methods$93823042 997 $aUNINA