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Doing sociology : case studies in sociological practice / edited by Jammie Price, Roger A. Straus, Jeffrey R. Breese.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology--Case studies.
- Sociology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Sociology.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 193 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Case studies in sociological practice
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2009]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This successor to the well-known Using Sociology covers standard topics found in any sociology textbook. Doing Sociology walks lay readers through the steps of doing real-life sociological practices as conducted by experts in the field. Readable, relevant, and accessible, it is an invaluable resource as a standalone course reader or as a supplement to a traditional textbook.
- Contents:
- Introduction to doing sociology
- Doing sociology worldwide
- The role of theory in sociological practice
- Clnical sociology
- If crime is the problem, is community or is problem solving policing the solution
- Issues in criminal justice evaluation
- Evaluatiion in education
- Community research tactics and social change
- Free range humans
- Communal living
- Blending sociology with federal funding
- Automating dillman's total design metholodology (tdm) for mail questionnaires
- Surveyiing healthcare providers
- Ethics and values in sociological practice.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-9097-X
- 1-282-49491-0
- 9786612494918
- 0-7391-3978-9
- OCLC:
- 436233169
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