Research confidential : solutions to problems most social scientists pretend they never have / Eszter Hargittai, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hargittai, Eszter, 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Social sciences--Fieldwork.

Social scientists--Attitudes.

Social scientists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A new guide for a new generation of social science researchers.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction: Doing Empirical Social Science Research / Eszter Hargittai

Spit, Sweat, and Tears: Gathering Biological Data in Naturalistic Settings / Emma K. Adam, Leah D. Doane, and Kathryn Mendelsohn

Field Experiments for Studies of Discrimination / Devah Pager

Part of the Community / Laura Clawson

The Challenges of In-Depth Interviewing with Disadvantaged Respondents / Joan Walling

Online Survey: Instant Publication, Instant Mistake, All of the Above / Gina Walejko

Herding Cats Online: Real Studies of Virtual Communities / Dmitri Williams and Li Xiong

How Technical Is Technology Research?: Acquiring and Deploying Technical Knowledge in Social Research Projects / Christian Sandvig

On Unexpected Events: Navigating the Sudden Research Opportunity of 9/11 / Karen Albright

WAT R U DOIN?: Studying the Thumb Generation Using Text Messaging / Eszter Hargittai and Chris Karr

Giving Mega Attention to Macro Research: The Rewards and Challenges of Quantitative Cross-National Data Collection and Analysis / Nina Bandelj

Secondary Analysis of Large Social Surveys / Jeremy Freese

Doing Archival Research: How to Find a Needle in a Haystack / Jason Gallo

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-94029-5

9786612940293

0-472-02653-4

OCLC:

646069080