Making Sense of the Social World Methods of Investigation 1st Edition by Daniel F Chambliss, Russell K Schutt ISBN 150636411X 9781506364117

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ISBN 10: 150636411X 
ISBN 13: 9781506364117
Author: Daniel F Chambliss, Russell K Schutt 

Congratulations to Daniel F. Chambliss, winner of the ASA Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Prize for 2018.

The new Sixth Edition of Making Sense of the Social World continues to be an unusually accessible and student-friendly introduction to the variety of social research methods, guiding undergraduate readers to understand research in their roles as consumers and novice producers of social science. Known for its concise, casual, and clear writing, its balanced treatment of quantitative and qualitative approaches, and its integrated approach to the fundamentals, the text has much to offer both novice researchers and more advanced students alike. The authors use a wide variety of examples from formal studies and everyday experiences to illustrate important principles and techniques.

New to this Edition

• Failure (and success) of pre-election polls in the 2016 Presidential election 
• The use and abuse of data from social media such as Facebook and Twitter
• When does research on underprivileged populations become cultural appropriation? (based on the controversy over Alice Goffman’s ethnographic studies in Philadelphia)

Making Sense of the Social World Methods of Investigation 1st Table of contents:

Part I: The Foundations of Social Research

• Chapter 1: The Process of Social Research
  • (Introduces what social research is, its goals, and the overall research process.)
• Chapter 2: The Logic of Social Research: Theory and Explanation
  • (Covers the relationship between theory and research, deductive vs. inductive reasoning, and different types of explanations.)
• Chapter 3: The Ethics of Social Research
  • (Discusses ethical principles in research, informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, and institutional review boards.)
• Chapter 4: Conceptualization and Measurement
  • (Focuses on defining concepts, operationalization, levels of measurement, reliability, and validity.)

Part II: Strategies of Social Research

• Chapter 5: Sampling
  • (Explains different sampling techniques, probability vs. nonprobability sampling, and sampling error.)
• Chapter 6: Experiments
  • (Covers the logic of experimental design, causality, true experiments, quasi-experiments, and threats to validity.)
• Chapter 7: Survey Research
  • (Discusses questionnaire design, different types of surveys, modes of administration, and survey challenges.)
• Chapter 8: Qualitative Methods: In-Depth Interviewing and Focus Groups
  • (Introduces principles of qualitative research, conducting interviews, and facilitating focus groups.)
• Chapter 9: Qualitative Methods: Field Research
  • (Covers participant observation, ethnography, and issues in conducting field research.)
• Chapter 10: Unobtrusive Measures and Content Analysis
  • (Explores methods for collecting data without directly interacting with subjects, including analyzing existing data and media content.)
• Chapter 11: Historical and Comparative Methods
  • (Discusses researching social phenomena across time and different cultures or societies.)

Part III: Data Analysis

• Chapter 12: Qualitative Data Analysis
  • (Focuses on techniques for analyzing non-numerical data, such as thematic analysis, coding, and interpretation.)
• Chapter 13: Quantitative Data Analysis: Descriptive Statistics
  • (Introduces basic statistical concepts, measures of central tendency, and measures of dispersion.)
• Chapter 14: Quantitative Data Analysis: Inferential Statistics
  • (Covers hypothesis testing, statistical significance, and common inferential tests.)

Part IV: Reporting and Application

• Chapter 15: Writing and Presenting Research
  • (Provides guidance on structuring research reports, academic writing, and presenting findings.)
• Chapter 16: Research and Social Policy
  • (Discusses how social research informs public policy and the role of researchers in policy debates.)

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