Social Research Methods
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Social Research Methods

Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

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eBook - ePub

Social Research Methods

Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

About this book

This text provides a comprehensive guide to doing research in the social and behavioral sciences—from research design and sampling to collecting and analyzing data. Rich in examples, the book has been revised and updated to provide today?s students with a conceptual understanding of each qualitative and quantitative technique, as well as showing them how to use it.

"The main strength of this text is coverage of both quantitative and qualitative methodology from a broad range of fields. The examples are often my students? favorite thing to discuss in class." -Erica B. Gibson, University of South Carolina

"Bernard does an excellent job of not only showing how to practice research but also provides a detailed discussion of broader historical and philosophical contexts that are important for understanding research." -Julian Kilker, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

"The depth of detailed descriptions (foundations of social research; interviewing, participant observation, field notes, and data analysis) go beyond other texts…the organization is superb." -Benedict J. Colombi, University of Arizona

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Brief Contents
  7. Detailed Contents
  8. Preface
  9. About the Author
  10. PART I: Background to Research
  11. Chapter 1: About Social Science
  12. Chapter 2: The Foundations of Social Research
  13. Chapter 3: Preparing for Research
  14. PART II: Research Design
  15. Chapter 4: Research Design: Experiments and Experimental Thinking
  16. Chapter 5: Sampling: The Basics
  17. Chapter 6: Sampling Theory
  18. Chapter 7: Nonprobability Sampling
  19. PART III: Data Collection
  20. Chapter 8: Interviewing I: Unstructured and Semistructured
  21. Chapter 9: Interviewing II: Questionnaires
  22. Chapter 10: Interviewing III: Relational Data:Domains and Networks
  23. Chapter 11: Scales and Scaling
  24. Chapter 12: Participant Observation
  25. Chapter 13: Field Notes and Database Management
  26. Chapter 14: Direct and Indirect Observation
  27. PART IV: Data Analysis
  28. Chapter 15: Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
  29. Chapter 16: Analyzing Cultural Domains and Proximity Matrices
  30. Chapter 17: Analyzing Qualitative Data I: Applying Logic to Text
  31. Chapter 18: Analyzing Qualitative Data II: Grammar Beyond the Sentence
  32. Chapter 19: Analyzing Qualitative Data III: Grounded Theory and Content Analysis
  33. Chapter 20: Univariate Analysis
  34. Chapter 21: Bivariate Analysis: Testing Relations
  35. Chapter 22: Multivariate Analysis
  36. Appendix A: Table of Areas Under a Normal Curve
  37. Appendix B: Student's t Distribution
  38. Appendix C: Chi-Square Distribution Table
  39. Appendix D: F Table for the .05 Level of Significance
  40. Appendix E: Resources for Social Researchers
  41. References
  42. Author Index
  43. Subject Index
  44. Back Cover