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Investigating the Social World

The Process and Practice of Research

Eighth Edition
by Russell K. Schutt

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  • General Resources
  1. Science, Society, and Social Research
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  2. The Process and Problems of Social Research
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  3. Research Ethics and Research Proposals
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  4. Conceptualization and Measurement
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  5. Sampling and Generalizability
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  6. Research Design and Causation
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  7. Experiments
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  8. Survey Research
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  9. Quantitative Data Analysis
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  10. Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, Listening
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  11. Qualitative Data Analysis
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  12. Evaluation and Policy Research
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  13. Historical and Comparative Research and Content Analysis
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  14. Secondary Data Analysis and Big Data
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  15. Mixed Methods
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  16. Summarizing and Reporting Research
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Interactive Exercise

Chapter 14: Secondary Data Analysis and Big Data  

Secondary Data Analysis and Big Data: Research that Matters

Secondary Data Analysis and Big Data: Research about Social Problems

Bibliography:
Research that Matters:
  • Papachristos, Andrew V., David M. Hureau, and Anthony A. Braga. 2013. “The Corner and the Crew: The Influence of Geography and Social Networks on Gang Violence.” American Sociological Review 78(3): 417-447.
Research about Social Problems:
  • Elliott, James R., and Scott Frickel.  2013.  “The Historical Nature of Cities: A Study of Urbanization and Hazardous Waste Accumulation.”  American Sociological Review 78 (4): 521-543.
  • Pudrovska, Tetyana.  2014.  “Early-Life Socioeconomic Status and Mortality at Three Life Course Stages:  An Increasing Within-Cohort Inequality.”  Journal of Health and Social Behavior 55 (2): 181-195

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