Test Bank for The Art and Science of Social Research (First Edition) First Edition

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393911586
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393911589
• Author: Deborah Carr; Elizabeth Heger Boyle; Robert Crosnoe

Table Of Contents:

1. About the Authors
2. Chapter 1: The Art and Science of Social Research
3. Sociological Perspectives: An Overview
4. Types of Social Science Research
5. Starting the Research Process: Choosing a Question and Setting Goals
6. Overview of This Book
7. Chapter Review
8. Chapter 2: Research Foundations
9. Theory within the Scientific Method
10. Social Science Theory
11. The Elements of Theory
12. From Theory to Empirical Study and Back
13. Conclusion
14. Chapter Review
15. Chapter 3: Ethical Issues in Social Science Research
16. Three Ethical Dilemmas
17. Defining Research Ethics
18. A Brief History of Ethical Problems in Research
19. The Institutional Review Board System
20. Privacy and Confidentiality
21. Deception in Research
22. Scientific Misconduct
23. Conclusion
24. Chapter Review
25. Chapter 4: From Concepts to Models
26. Defining and Measuring Poverty: An Introduction to Conceptualization and Operationalization
27. Conceptualization
28. Operationalization
29. Completing the Research Process
30. Conclusion
31. Chapter Review
32. Chapter 5: Evaluating Research
33. Thinking about Reliability and Validity: Measuring and Tracking Poverty
34. Reliability
35. Validity
36. Conclusion
37. Chapter Review
38. Chapter 6: Sampling Strategies
39. Using Samples to Describe Populations
40. Probability Sampling in Practice
41. When Nonrepresentative Samples are Useful
42. Sampling in Case-Oriented Research
43. Sampling and Big Data
44. Conclusion
45. Chapter Review
46. Chapter 7: Survey Research
47. What Are Surveys and What Can They Do?
48. Types of Surveys: Modes of Administration
49. Survey Content: What Do We Ask and How Do We Ask It?
50. Conducting the Survey
51. Ethical Concerns in Survey Research
52. Conclusion
53. Chapter Review
54. Chapter 8: Experimental Research
55. Key Features of Experiments
56. Advantages of Experiments
57. Types of Experiments
58. Designing a Laboratory Experiment
59. The Experimental Method: Ethical Issues, Challenges, and Limitations
60. Conclusion
61. Chapter Review
62. Chapter 9: Evaluation Research
63. What Is Evaluation Research?
64. Conducting Evaluation Research
65. Research Methods Used in Evaluation Research
66. Translating Evaluation Research into Large Social Programs
67. Two Examples of Evaluation Research
68. The Challenges of Evaluation Research: Ethical, Logistical, and Political Concerns
69. Conclusion
70. Chapter Review
71. Chapter 10: Ethnography
72. Ethnography: Historical Roots
73. What Topics Do Ethnographers Study?
74. The Diverse Roles of the Ethnographer
75. Theory and Research in Ethnography
76. Conducting an Ethnographic Field Study
77. Contemporary Developments in Ethnography
78. Validity and Reliability in Ethnographic Research
79. Conclusion
80. Chapter Review
81. Chapter 11: In-Depth Interviewing
82. What Topics Do Interviewers Study?
83. Types of In-Depth Interviews
84. How to Conduct an Interview Study
85. Validity and Reliability in In-Depth Interviews
86. Focus Groups
87. Conclusion
88. Chapter Review

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