UID:
almafu_9960140472602883
Format:
1 online resource (336 p.)
ISBN:
9780674040380
Content:
This book is both a handbook for defining and completing a research project, and an astute introduction to the neglected history and changeable philosophy of modern social science.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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1 Salsa Dancing? In the Social Sciences? --
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2 What’s It All About? --
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3 An Ode to Canonical Social Science --
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4 What Is This a Case of, Anyway? --
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5 Reviewing the Literature --
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6 On Sampling, Operationalization, and Generalization --
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7 Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty --
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8 Field (and Other) Methods --
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9 Historical-Comparative Methods --
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10 Data Reduction and Analysis --
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11 Living Your Life as a Salsa- Dancing Social Scientist --
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Appendix One. What to Do If You Don’t Have a Case --
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Appendix Two. Tools of the Trade --
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Appendix Three. Special Resources for Specific Methods --
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Appendix Four. Sample Search Log --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Author’s Note --
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Acknowledgments --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674040380
URL:
Co-access DOI click Walter de Gruyter
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674040380
