Research methods in the social sciences : an A-Z of key concepts / [edited by] Jean-Frédéric Morin, Christian Olsson, Ece Özlem Atikcan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morin, Jean-Frédéric, editor.

Olsson, Christian, 1978- editor.

Atikcan, Ece Özlem, 1982- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Social sciences--Methodology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 316 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Archival Research

2. Automated Text Analysis: The Application Of Automatic Text Processing In The Social Sciences

3. Bayesian Inference

4. Behaviourism

5. Bias: Unavoidable Sujectivity?

6. Big Data

7. Boolean Algebra

8. Case Selection

9. Case Study

10. Causation

11. Comparative Analysis

12. Concept Construction

13. Content Analysis: On The Rise

14. Contextual Analysis: Putting Research Into Context

15. Counterfactual Analysis

16. Covariance: A First Step In The Analysis Of The Relationship Between Two Variables

17. Critical Realism: Uncovering The Shades Of Grey

18. Cross-Sectional And Longitudinal Studies

19. Deductive. Inductive, And Retroductive Reasoning

20. Descriptive, Explanatory, And Interpretive Approaches

21. Determinism, Predictions, And Probabilism

22. Discourse Analysis: Breaking Down Ideational Boundaries In The Social Sciences

23. Endogeneity: When The Effect Influences The Cause

24. Epistemology

25. Ethics In Research

26. Ethnography

27. Experiments

28. Factor Analysis: Uncovering Unobservable Constructs

29. Falsification: How Does It Relate To Reproducibility?

30. Focus Groups: Trends. Issues. And Debates

31. Formal Modelling

32. Grand Theory And Middle-Range Theory: Choosing The Right Tool For Theory Building

33. Hermeneutics: Theory And Methodology Of Interpretation

34. Hypotheses: State Of The Art And Best Practice'

35. Interdisciplinary: The Interaction Of Different Disciplines For Understanding Common Problems

36. Interview Techniques

37. Levels Of Analysis

38. Literature Review

39. Meta-Analysis: A Solution To Deal With Scientific Information Overload When Conducting Research Syntheses

40. Methodological Individualism And Holism

41. Mixed Methods: Combination Of Quantitative And Qualitative Research Approaches

42. Multicausality And Equifinality

43. Multiple Correspondence Analysis And Geometric Data Analysis

44. Nomothetic And Idiographic Methods

45. Observational Methods: Combining Critical Distance And Inside Knowledge?

46. Ontology

47. Operationalization: From The Concepts To The Data

48. Oral History And Life History

49. Paradigms And Research Programmes

50. Positivism, Post-Positivism, And Social Science

51. Process Tracing: Tracing The Causal Pathways Between Independent And Dependent Variables

52. Prosopography

53. Qualitative Comparative Analysis

54. Regression Analysis

55. Replication And Reproducibility

56. Research Question

57. Sampling Techniques: Sample Types And Sample Size

58. Scientific Realism

59. Scope Conditions: A Potential Escape From Systematic Theory Falsification

60. Sequence Analysis: Being Earnest With Time

61. Social Network Analysis: The Significance Of Relations

62. Source Criticism

63. Statistical Significance

64. Survey Research

65. Systems Analysis

66. Thematic Analysis: An Accessible And Flexible Approach For Qualitative Analysis

67. Time Series: A Statistical Method For Longitudinal Analysis

68. Tri Angulation

69. Typology: A Multidimensional Classification

70. Unit Of Analysis And Observation

71. Variables: A Matter Of Kind And Degree.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198850298

9780198850298

OCLC:

1153643130

Publisher Number:

99988344123