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Principles of Sociological Inquiry – Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

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.

Sociology Social Sciences

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01: Introduction
1.01: How Do We Know What We Know
1.02: Science Social Science and Sociology
1.03: Why Should We Care
1.04: Design and Goals of This Text
02: Linking Methods With Theory
2.01: Micro Meso and Macro Approaches
2.02: Paradigms Theories and How They Shape a Researchers Approach
2.03: Inductive or Deductive Two Different Approaches
2.04: Revisiting an Earlier Question
03: Research Ethics
3.01: Research on Humans
3.02: Specific Ethical Issues to Consider
3.03: Ethics at Micro Meso and Macro Levels
3.04: The Practice of Science Versus the Uses of Science
04: Beginning a Research Project
4.01: Starting Where You Already Are
4.02: Is It Empirical
4.03: Is It Sociological
4.04: Is It a Question
4.05: Next Steps
05: Research Design
5.01: Goals of the Research Project
5.02: Qualitative or Quantitative Some Specific Considerations
5.03: Triangulation
5.04: Components of a Research Project
06: Defining and Measuring Concepts
6.01: Measurement
6.02: Conceptualization
6.03: Operationalization
6.04: Measurement Quality
6.05: Complexities in Measurement
07: Sampling
7.01: Populations Versus Samples
7.02: Sampling in Qualitative Research
7.03: Sampling in Quantitative Research
7.04: Questions to Ask About Samples
08: Survey Research- A Quantitative Technique
8.01: What Is It and When Should It Be Used
8.02: Pros and Cons of Survey Research
8.03: Types of Surveys
8.04: Designing Effective Questions and Questionnaires
8.05: Analysis of Survey Data
09: Interviews- Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
9.01: What Is It and When Should It Be Used
9.02: Qualitative Interview Techniques and Considerations
9.03: Quantitative Interview Techniques and Considerations
9.04: Issues to Consider for All Interview Types
10: Field Research- A Qualitative Technique
10.01: What Is It and When to Use It
10.02: Pros and Cons of Field Research
10.03: Getting In
10.04: Field Notes
10.05: Analysis of Field Research Data
11: Unobtrusive Research- Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
11.01: What Is It and When to Use It
11.02: Pros and Cons of Unobtrusive Research
11.03: Unobtrusive Data Collected by You
11.04: Analyzing Others Data
11.05: Reliability in Unobtrusive Research
12: Other Methods of Data Collection and Analysis
12.01: Focus Groups
12.02: Experiments
12.03: Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
13: Sharing Your Work
13.01: Deciding What to Share and With Whom to Share It
13.02: Presenting Your Research
13.03: Writing Up Research Results
13.04: Disseminating Findings
14: Reading and Understanding Social Research
14.01: Reading Reports of Sociological Research
14.02: Being a Responsible Consumer of Research
14.03: Media Reports of Sociological Research
14.04: Its Everywhere
15: Research Methods in the Real World
15.01: Doing Research for a Living
15.02: Doing Research for a Cause
15.03: Public Sociology
15.04: Why Should We Care