This workbook is a "hands-on" introduction to the craft of social research. Students are involved in the process of social research throughout, taking an active role and testing their own ideas about topics such as divorce, abortion, crime, inequality, prejudice, and television violence, among other current issues. Data sets available online! These data sets (see 'Sample Materials and Chapters') provide historical depth and analyse trends over time by comparing 2006 results and patterns with data from the 1972 General Social Survey.
This workbook is a "hands-on" introduction to the craft of social research. Students are involved in the process of social research throughout, taking an active role and testing their own ideas about topics such as divorce, abortion, crime, inequality, prejudice, and television violence, among other current issues. Data sets available online! These data sets (see 'Sample Materials and Chapters') provide historical depth and analyse trends over time by comparing 2006 results and patterns with data from the 1972 General Social Survey.
Joseph F. Healey, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Sociology and Social Work at Christopher Newport University. He is author of Statistics: A Tool for Social Research 6th edition (Wadsworth, 2001), Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Class, 3/e (Pine Forge Press, 2002) and Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the United States (Pine Forge, 1996). He is the author of the forthcoming Race, Ethnicity and Gender (Pine Forge, 2004) and is also the co-editor with York Bradshaw of Sociology for a New Century (Pine Forge, 2001) and co-author with Earl Babbie and Fred Halley of Exploring Social Issues: Using SPSS for Windows (Pine Forge, 1997). A.B., M.A., The College of William and Mary (Sociology and Anthropology) and Ph.D., University of Virginia (Sociology and Anthropology). In his spare time, he plays and records music for hammer dulcimer, banjo, and concertina.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Getting Started: Social Research, Data Sets, and Frequency Distributions 2. Theory and Research: The Scientific Method 3. Describing the Sample, Types of Variables, and Data Sets 4. Culture: What Do Americans Value? 5. A Controversy in Values: Attitudes About Abortion 6. Socialization: What Kinds of Children Do Americans Want? 7. Crime: Fear, Law Enforcement, and Punishment 8. Inequality and Social Class in the United States 9. Inequality and Gender 10. Inequality and Race 11. The Family Institution: Forms and Functions 12. The Political Institution in the United States: Support for Civil Liberties, Presidential Choice, and the Gender Gap Appendix A: Variable Names, Item Wordings, and Codes for All Data Sets Appendix B: SPSS Commands Used in This Book Answers to Selected Exercises Glossary of Key Concepts
1. Getting Started: Social Research, Data Sets, and Frequency Distributions 2. Theory and Research: The Scientific Method 3. Describing the Sample, Types of Variables, and Data Sets 4. Culture: What Do Americans Value? 5. A Controversy in Values: Attitudes About Abortion 6. Socialization: What Kinds of Children Do Americans Want? 7. Crime: Fear, Law Enforcement, and Punishment 8. Inequality and Social Class in the United States 9. Inequality and Gender 10. Inequality and Race 11. The Family Institution: Forms and Functions 12. The Political Institution in the United States: Support for Civil Liberties, Presidential Choice, and the Gender Gap Appendix A: Variable Names, Item Wordings, and Codes for All Data Sets Appendix B: SPSS Commands Used in This Book Answers to Selected Exercises Glossary of Key Concepts
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