Real Research: Research Methods Sociology Students Can Use / Edition 1

by Liahna E. Gordon

Overview

Real Research: Research Methods Sociology Students Can Use by Liahna Gordon is an innovative text that takes a holistic approach to the subject by discussing each step in the research process within the context of a particular method. After an opening chapter that surveys different methods of data collection and the components of research, students proceed immediately to chapters on specific methods. Each of these chapters begins with a description of the method and the logic that underlies it, so that students can see how each step in the research process fits within the logic of that particular method. The chapters then go on to present all of the steps of research as they relate to that particular research method, from writing research questions through analysis. With this format, instructors can begin engaging students in hands-on exercises almost immediately, increasing interest in and comprehension of the material.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452299365
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/24/2015
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Liahna E. Gordon received her Ph.D. from Indiana University, Bloomington in 2000, and is an Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico and Affiliated Faculty for its Center on Multicultural and Gender Studies. Her research interests focus on issues of sexuality, deviance, gender, and social psychology.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
What is Empirical Social Research?
Why is Research Important?
Methods of Data Collection
Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Basic and Applied Research
The Components of Research
Reading This Text
Summary Points
Chapter 2: Interviewing
Methodology
Research Questions
Literature Review
Ethics
Sampling
Preparing for Data Collection
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Conceptualizing and Operationalizing
Evaluating the Quality of Data and Analysis
Presenting the Results
Summary Points
Chapter 3: Observation and Ethnography
Methodology
Research Questions
Literature Review
Ethics
Sampling
Conceptualizing and Operationalizing
Preparing for Data Collection
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Evaluating the Quality of Data and Analysis
Presenting the Results
Summary Points
Chapter 4: Surveys
Methodology
Research Questions
Literature Review
Conceptualizing and Operationalizing
Sampling
Ethics
Preparing for Data Collection
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Evaluating the Quality of Data and Analysis
Presenting the Results
Summary Points
Chapter 5: Secondary Data Analysis
Methodology
Research Questions
Literature Review
Ethics
Preparing for Data Collection
Conceptualizing and Operationalizing
Sampling
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Evaluating the Quality of Data and Analysis
Presenting the Results
Summary Points
Chapter 6: Existing Statistics Research
Methodology
Research Questions
Ethics
Preparing for Data Collection
Conceptualizing and Operationalizing
Sampling
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Evaluating the Quality of Data and Analysis
Presenting the Results
Summary Points
Chapter 7: Content Analysis
Methodology
Research Questions
Literature Review
Sampling
Conceptualizing and Operationalizing
Ethics
Preparing for Data Collection
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Evaluating the Quality of Data and Analysis
Presenting the Results
Summary Points
Chapter 8: Experiments for Evaluation Research
Methodology
Research Questions
Literature Review
Choosing a Study Design
Conceptualizing and Operationalizing
Sampling
Ethics
Preparing for Data Collection
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Evaluating the Quality of Data and Analysis
Presenting the Results
Summary Points