Principles of Sociological Inquiry – Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

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This text also provides balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative approaches by integrating a variety of examples from recent and classic sociological research. The text challenges students to debate and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both approaches. An important goal of this text is to introduce students to the core principles of social research in a way that is straightforward and engaging.

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Social Sciences, Sociology
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Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. About the Author
  6. Licensing
  7. 1: Introduction
  8. 1.1: How Do We Know What We Know?
  9. 1.2: Science, Social Science, and Sociology
  10. 1.3: Why Should We Care?
  11. 1.4: Design and Goals of This Text
  12. 2: Linking Methods With Theory
  13. 2.1: Micro, Meso, and Macro Approaches
  14. 2.2: Paradigms, Theories, and How They Shape a Researcher’s Approach
  15. 2.3: Inductive or Deductive? Two Different Approaches
  16. 2.4: Revisiting an Earlier Question
  17. 3: Research Ethics
  18. 3.1: Research on Humans
  19. 3.2: Specific Ethical Issues to Consider
  20. 3.3: Ethics at Micro, Meso, and Macro Levels
  21. 3.4: The Practice of Science Versus the Uses of Science
  22. 4: Beginning a Research Project
  23. 4.1: Starting Where You Already Are
  24. 4.2: Is It Empirical?
  25. 4.3: Is It Sociological?
  26. 4.4: Is It a Question?
  27. 4.5: Next Steps
  28. 5: Research Design
  29. 5.1: Goals of the Research Project
  30. 5.2: Qualitative or Quantitative? Some Specific Considerations
  31. 5.3: Triangulation
  32. 5.4: Components of a Research Project
  33. 6: Defining and Measuring Concepts
  34. 6.1: Measurement
  35. 6.2: Conceptualization
  36. 6.3: Operationalization
  37. 6.4: Measurement Quality
  38. 6.5: Complexities in Measurement
  39. 7: Sampling
  40. 7.1: Populations Versus Samples
  41. 7.2: Sampling in Qualitative Research
  42. 7.3: Sampling in Quantitative Research
  43. 7.4: Questions to Ask About Samples
  44. 8: Survey Research- A Quantitative Technique
  45. 8.1: What Is It and When Should It Be Used?
  46. 8.2: Pros and Cons of Survey Research
  47. 8.3: Types of Surveys
  48. 8.4: Designing Effective Questions and Questionnaires
  49. 8.5: Analysis of Survey Data
  50. 9: Interviews- Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
  51. 9.1: What Is It and When Should It Be Used?
  52. 9.2: Qualitative Interview Techniques and Considerations
  53. 9.3: Quantitative Interview Techniques and Considerations
  54. 9.4: Issues to Consider for All Interview Types
  55. 10: Field Research- A Qualitative Technique
  56. 10.1: What Is It and When to Use It?
  57. 10.2: Pros and Cons of Field Research
  58. 10.3: Getting In
  59. 10.4: Field Notes
  60. 10.5: Analysis of Field Research Data
  61. 11: Unobtrusive Research- Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
  62. 11.1: What Is It and When to Use It?
  63. 11.2: Pros and Cons of Unobtrusive Research
  64. 11.3: Unobtrusive Data Collected by You
  65. 11.4: Analyzing Others’ Data
  66. 11.5: Reliability in Unobtrusive Research
  67. 12: Other Methods of Data Collection and Analysis
  68. 12.1: Focus Groups
  69. 12.2: Experiments
  70. 12.3: Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
  71. 13: Sharing Your Work
  72. 13.1: Deciding What to Share and With Whom to Share It
  73. 13.2: Presenting Your Research
  74. 13.3: Writing Up Research Results
  75. 13.4: Disseminating Findings
  76. 14: Reading and Understanding Social Research
  77. 14.1: Reading Reports of Sociological Research
  78. 14.2: Being a Responsible Consumer of Research
  79. 14.3: Media Reports of Sociological Research
  80. 14.4: It’s Everywhere
  81. 15: Research Methods in the Real World
  82. 15.1: Doing Research for a Living
  83. 15.2: Doing Research for a Cause
  84. 15.3: Public Sociology
  85. 15.4: Why Should We Care?
  86. Back Matter
  87. Index
  88. Index
  89. Glossary
  90. Detailed Licensing