Test Bank for Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 7/E 7th Edition W. Lawrence Neuman

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0205615961
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0205615964
• Author: W. Lawrence Neuman James

Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods 7e is a highly regarded text that presents a comprehensive and balanced introduction to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to social research with an emphasis on the benefits of combining various approaches.

Table of contents:

IN THIS SECTION:

1.) BRIEF

2.) COMPREHENSIVE

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I Foundations

Chapter 1 Why Do Research?

Chapter 2 What Are the Major Types of Social Research?

Chapter 3 Theory and Research

Chapter 4 The Meanings of Methodology

Chapter 5 How to Review the Literature and Conduct Ethical Studies

Part II Planning and Preparation

Chapter 6 Strategies of Research Design

Chapter 7 Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Chapter 8 Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Part III Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis

Chapter 9 Experimental Research

Chapter 10 Survey Research

Chapter 11 Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis

Chapter 12 Analysis of Quantitative Data

Part IV Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis

Chapter 13 Field Research and Focus Group Research

Chapter 14 Historical-Comparative Research

Chapter 15 Analysis of Qualitative Data

Part V Communicating with Others

Chapter 16 Writing the Research Report and the Politics of Social Research

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I Foundations

Chapter 1 Why Do Research?

Alternatives to Social Science Research

What Research Involves: A Scientific Approach

Varieties of Social Research

Steps in the Research Process

Why Learn How to Conduct Social Research

Chapter 2 What Are the Major Types of Social Research?

Use and Audience of Research

Purpose of Research

Within or Across Case

Single or Multiple Points in Time

Data Collection Techniques

Chapter 3 Theory and Research

What Is Theory?

Social Theory versus Ideology

The Parts of Theory

Chapter 4 The Meanings of Methodology

Philosophical Foundations

The Three Approaches

Positivist Social Science

Interpretative Social Science

Critical Social Science

Feminist and Postmodern Research

Chapter 5 How to Review the Literature and Conduct Ethical Studies

The Literature Review

Ethics in Social Research

Part II Planning and Preparation

Chapter 6 Strategies of Research Design

Triangulation

Qualitative and Quantitative Orientations Toward Research

Qualitative Design Issues

Quantitative Design Issues

Chapter 7 Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

The Need for Measurement

Quanitative and Qualtitative Measurement

The Measurement Process

Reliability and Validity

A Guide to Quantitative Measurement

Scales and Indexes

Chapter 8 Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Reasons for Sampling

Sampling Strategies

Part III Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis

Chapter 9 Experimental Research

Appropriate Technique

A Short History of the Experiment

Random Assignment

Experimental Design Logic

Internal and External Validity

Practical Considerations

Results of Experimental Research: Making Comparisons

A Word on Ethics

Chapter 10 Survey Research

A History of Survey Research

The Logic of Survey Research

Construction of the Questionnaire

Types of Surveys: Advantages and Disadvantages

Survey Interviewing

The Ethical Survey

Chapter 11 Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis

Nonreactive Measurement

Content Analysis

Existing Statistics/Documents and Secondary Analysis

Secondary Analysis of Survey Data

Issues of Inference and Theory Testing

Ethical Concerns

Chapter 12 Analysis of Quantitative Data

Dealing with Data

Results with One Variable

Results with Two Variables

More than Two Variables

Inferential Statistics

Part IV Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis

Chapter 13 Field Research and Focus Group Research

Understanding Field Research

The Field Research Interview

Data Quality

Ethical Dilemmas of Field Research

Focus Group Research

Chapter 14 Historical-Comparative Research

A Short History of Historical-Comparative Research

Research Questions Appropriate for Historical-Comparative Research

The Logic of Historical-Comparative Research

Steps in Conducting a Historical-Comparative Research Project

Data and Evidence in Historical Context

Comparative Research

Equivalence in Historical-Comparative Research

Ethics

Chapter 15 Analysis of Qualitative Data

Comparison of Methods of Data Analysis

Coding and Concept Formation

Analytic Strategies for Qualitative Data

Other Techniques

Part V Communicating with Others

Chapter 16 Writing the Research Report and the Politics of Social Research

The Research Report

The Politics of Social Research

Objectivity and Value Freedom

Appendix: Table of Randomly Selected Five Digit Numbers

Bibliography

Name Index

Subject Index

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