The Practice of Social Research

PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO INQUIRY. 1. HUman Inquiry and Science. 2. PAradigms, Theory, and Social Research. 3. THe Ethics and Politics of Social Research. PART II: THE STRUCTURING OF INQUIRY: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE. 4. REsearch Design. 5. COnceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement. 6. INdexes, Scales, and Typologies. 7. THe Logic of Sampling. PART III: MODES OF OPERATION: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE. 8. EXperiments. 9. SUrvey Research. 10. QUalitative Field Research. 11. UNobtrusive Research. 12. EValuation Research. PART IV: ANALYSIS OF DATA: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE. 13. QUalitative Data Analysis. 14. QUantitative Data Analysis. 15. THe Elaboration Model. 16. STatistical Analyses. 17. REading and Writing Social Research. APpendix A: Using the Library. APpendix B: GSS Household Enumeration Questionnaire. APpendix C: Random Numbers. APpendix D: Distribution of Chi Square. APpendix E: Normal Curve Areas. APpendix F: Estimated Sampling Error. APpendix G: Twenty Questions a Journalist Should Ask about Poll Results.