Reading Social Science Methods
Reisner, Ann
Reading Social Science Methods Ann Reisner - 1 online resource - Open textbook library. .
Part I: Getting Started -- Part II: Survey Analysis -- Part III: Content Analysis -- Part IV: Experimental Analysis -- Part V: Summary and Conclusions
Science has great potential to benefit society, but this potential comes with risks as well. Directed at introductory level social science and humanities majors, this textbook teaches the rules and limits of social science methods. Reisner starts from the assumption that it is not necessary to be able to do research to read and judge the soundness of research publications. The chapters guide students through an explicit set of rules for reading research articles developed from three common research methods: content analysis, survey research, and experimental method.
In English.
9781946011190
Social sciences--Textbooks
Humanities--Textbooks
H1
Reading Social Science Methods Ann Reisner - 1 online resource - Open textbook library. .
Part I: Getting Started -- Part II: Survey Analysis -- Part III: Content Analysis -- Part IV: Experimental Analysis -- Part V: Summary and Conclusions
Science has great potential to benefit society, but this potential comes with risks as well. Directed at introductory level social science and humanities majors, this textbook teaches the rules and limits of social science methods. Reisner starts from the assumption that it is not necessary to be able to do research to read and judge the soundness of research publications. The chapters guide students through an explicit set of rules for reading research articles developed from three common research methods: content analysis, survey research, and experimental method.
In English.
9781946011190
Social sciences--Textbooks
Humanities--Textbooks
H1