Types of Research: Research about Social Problems

Types of Research: Research that Matters

Bibliography:

Research that Matters:

• Makarios, Matthew D. and Travis C. Pratt. 2012. “The Effectiveness of Policies and Programs That Attempt to Reduce Firearm Violence: A Meta-Analysis.” Crime & Delinquency 58(2): 222-244.

Research about Social Problems:

• Bell, Joyce B. and Douglas Hartmann. 2007. “Diversity in Everyday Discourse: The Cultural Ambiguities and Consequences of “Happy Talk.” American Sociological Review, 72(6):895-914.
• Leakey, Tricia, Kevin B. Lunde, Karin Koga, and Karen Glanz. 2004. “Written Parental Consent and the Use of Incentives in a Youth Smoking Prevention Trial: A Case Study From Project SPLASH.” American Journal of Evaluation 25:509–523.
• Mouw, Ted and Arne L. Kallenberg. 2010. “Occupations and the Structure of Wage Inequality in the United States, 1980s to 2000s.” American Sociological Review, 75(3):402-431.