Principles of Sociological Inquiry Qualitative and Quantitative Methods Version 1.0 1st Edition Blackstone Test Bank

1. Chapter 1: Introduction
2. Research Methods for Everyday Life
3. How Do We Know What We Know?
4. Different Sources of Knowledge
5. Ontology and Epistemology
6. Science, Social Science, and Sociology
7. The Science of Sociology
8. Specific Considerations for the Social Sciences
9. Why Should We Care?
10. Consuming Research and Living With Its Results
11. Research as Employment Opportunity
12. Design and Goals of This Text
13. Chapter Layout
14. Endnotes
15. Chapter 2: Linking Methods With Theory
16. What’s Theory Got to Do With It?
17. Micro, Meso, and Macro Approaches
18. Sociology at Three Different Levels
19. Paradigms, Theories, and How They Shape a Researcher’s Approach
20. Paradigms in Social Science
21. Sociological Theories
22. Inductive or Deductive? Two Different Approaches
23. Inductive Approaches and Some Examples
24. Deductive Approaches and Some Examples
25. Complementary Approaches?
26. Revisiting an Earlier Question
27. Endnotes
28. Chapter 3: Research Ethics
29. Ethics in Sociological Research
30. Research on Humans
31. Human Research Versus Nonhuman Research
32. A Historical Look at Research on Humans
33. Institutional Review Boards
34. Specific Ethical Issues to Consider
35. Informed Consent
36. Protection of Identities
37. Disciplinary Considerations
38. Ethics at Micro, Meso, and Macro Levels
39. The Practice of Science Versus the Uses of Science
40. Doing Science the Ethical Way
41. Using Science the Ethical Way
42. Endnotes
43. Chapter 4: Beginning a Research Project
44. Choosing a Topic
45. Starting Where You Already Are
46. How Do You Feel About Where You Already Are?
47. What Do You Know About Where You Already Are?
48. Is It Empirical?
49. Is It Sociological?
50. What Is Sociology?
51. What Is Not Sociology?
52. Is It a Question?
53. Sociologists as Paparazzi?
54. Some Specific Examples
55. Next Steps
56. Feasibility
57. Field Trip: Visit Your Library
58. Endnotes
59. Chapter 5: Research Design
60. How to Design a Research Project
61. Goals of the Research Project
62. Exploration, Description, Explanation
63. Idiographic or Nomothetic?
64. Applied or Basic?
65. Qualitative or Quantitative? Some Specific Considerations
66. Causality
67. Units of Analysis and Units of Observation
68. Hypotheses
69. Triangulation
70. Components of a Research Project
71. Searching for Literature
72. Reviewing the Literature
73. Additional Important Components
74. Endnotes
75. Chapter 6: Defining and Measuring Concepts
76. Measurement, Conceptualization, and Operationalization
77. Measurement
78. What Do Social Scientists Measure?
79. How Do Social Scientists Measure?
80. Conceptualization
81. Concepts and Conceptualization
82. A Word of Caution About Conceptualization
83. Operationalization
84. Indicators
85. Putting It All Together
86. Measurement Quality
87. Reliability
88. Validity
89. Complexities in Measurement
90. Levels of Measurement
91. Indexes, Scales, and Typologies
92. Endnotes
93. Chapter 7: Sampling
94. Who or What?
95. Populations Versus Samples
96. Sampling in Qualitative Research
97. Nonprobability Sampling
98. Types of Nonprobability Samples
99. Sampling in Quantitative Research
100. Probability Sampling
101. Types of Probability Samples
102. A Word of Caution: Questions to Ask About Samples
103. Who Sampled, How Sampled, and for What Purpose?
104. Endnotes
105. Chapter 8: Survey Research: A Quantitative Technique
106. Why Survey Research?
107. Survey Research: What Is It and When Should It Be Used?
108. Pros and Cons of Survey Research
109. Strengths of Survey Method
110. Weaknesses of Survey Method
111. Types of Surveys
112. Time
113. Administration
114. Designing Effective Questions and Questionnaires
115. Asking Effective Questions
116. Response Options
117. Designing Questionnaires
118. Analysis of Survey Data
119. From Completed Questionnaires to Analyzable Data
120. Identifying Patterns
121. Endnotes
122. Chapter 9: Interviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
123. Why Interview Research?
124. Interview Research: What Is It and When Should It Be Used?
125. Qualitative Interview Techniques and Considerations
126. Conducting Qualitative Interviews
127. Analysis of Qualitative Interview Data
128. Strengths and Weaknesses of Qualitative Interviews
129. Quantitative Interview Techniques and Considerations
130. Conducting Quantitative Interviews
131. Analysis of Quantitative Interview Data
132. Strengths and Weaknesses of Quantitative Interviews
133. Issues to Consider for All Interview Types
134. Power
135. Location, Location, Location
136. Researcher-Respondent Relationship
137. Endnotes
138. Chapter 10: Field Research: A Qualitative Technique
139. Why Field Research?
140. Field Research: What Is It and When to Use It?
141. Pros and Cons of Field Research
142. Strengths of Field Research
143. Weaknesses of Field Research
144. Getting In
145. Choosing a Site
146. Choosing a Role
147. Field Notes
148. Writing in the Field
149. Writing out of the Field
150. Analysis of Field Research Data
151. From Description to Analysis
152. Endnotes
153. Chapter 11: Unobtrusive Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
154. Why Unobtrusive Research?
155. Unobtrusive Research: What Is It and When to Use It?
156. Pros and Cons of Unobtrusive Research
157. Strengths of Unobtrusive Research
158. Weaknesses of Unobtrusive Research
159. Unobtrusive Data Collected by You
160. Content Analysis
161. Indirect Measures
162. Analysis of Unobtrusive Data Collected by You
163. Analyzing Others’ Data
164. Reliability in Unobtrusive Research
165. Endnotes
166. Chapter 12: Other Methods of Data Collection and Analysis
167. Why Additional Methods?
168. Focus Groups
169. Experiments
170. Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
171. Endnotes
172. Chapter 13: Sharing Your Work
173. Research as Public Activity
174. Deciding What to Share and With Whom to Share It
175. Sharing It All: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
176. Knowing Your Audience
177. Presenting Your Research
178. Writing Up Research Results
179. Disseminating Findings
180. Endnotes
181. Chapter 14: Reading and Understanding Social Research
182. Sociology in Everyday Life
183. Reading Reports of Sociological Research
184. Being a Responsible Consumer of Research
185. Media Reports of Sociological Research
186. Sociological Research: It’s Everywhere
187. Endnotes
188. Chapter 15: Research Methods in the Real World
189. Applying What You’ve Learned
190. Doing Research for a Living
191. Evaluation Research
192. Market Research
193. Policy and Other Government Research
194. Doing Research for a Cause
195. Public Sociology
196. Revisiting an Earlier Question: Why Should We Care?
197. Transferable Skills
198. Understanding Yourself, Your Circumstances, and Your World
199. Endnotes
200. Index

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