Cover image not available
Chapter 1: Science, Society, and Social Research
Learning about the Social World
Can Social Scientists See the Social World More Clearly?
How Well Have We Done Our Research?
Chapter 2: The Process and Problems of Social Research
What Is the Question?
What Is the Theory?
What Is the Strategy?
What Is the Design?
But Is It Ethical?
Chapter 3: Ethics in Research
Historical Background
Ethical Principles
Chapter 4: Conceptualization and Measurement
What Do We Have in Mind?
How Will We Know When We’ve Found It?
How Much Information Do We Really Have?
Did We Measure What We Wanted to Measure?
Chapter 5: Sampling
How Do We Prepare to Sample?
What Sampling Method Should We Use?
Chapter 6: Causation and Experimental Design
Causal Explanation
What Causes What?
Why Experiment?
What If a True Experiment Isn’t Possible?
What Are the Threats to Validity in Experiments?
How Do Experimenters Protect Their Subjects?
Chapter 7: Survey Research
Why Is Survey Research So Popular?
How Should We Write Survey Questions?
How Should Questionnaires Be Designed?
What Are the Alternatives for Administering Surveys?
A Comparison of Survey Designs
Ethical Issues in Survey Research
Chapter 8: Elementary Quantitative Data Analysis
Why Do Statistics?
How to Prepare Data for Analysis
What Are the Options for Displaying Distributions?
What Are the Options for Summarizing Distributions?
How Can We Tell Whether Two Variables Are Related?
Analyzing Data Ethically: How Not to Lie With Statistics
Chapter 9: Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating
OBNB doesn't sell books, but you may be able to find a copy at one of these websites:
Making sense of the social world : methods of investigation by Daniel F. Chambliss. ISBN 9781483380605. Published by SAGE in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.