Research confidential : solutions to problems most social scientists pretend they never have / / Eszter Hargittai, editor

• Pubblicazione: Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Disciplina: 300.72
• Soggetto topico: Social sciences - Research; Social sciences - Fieldwork; Social scientists - Attitudes
• Altri autori: HargittaiEszter <1973->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: A new guide for a new generation of social science researchers.
• Titolo autorizzato: Research confidential
• ISBN: 1-282-94029-5; 9786612940293; 0-472-02653-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815009103321
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