Designing social research : the logic of anticipation
Blaikie, Norman
Designing social research : the logic of anticipation - Ed.3 - Cambridge Polity press 2019 - x,351p.
Contents
Detailed Contents vii
List of Figures and Tables xi
Introduction 1
1 About the Book 3
2 Preparing Research Designs 15
3 Four Research Design Tasks 32
4 Research Ethics 50
Part I: Focusing Research Design 65
5 Research Questions and Purposes 67
Part 2: Framing Research Design 87
6 Logics for Answering Research Questions 89
Part 3: Selecting Research Design 119
7 Concepts, Theories, Hypotheses and Models 121
8 Types, Forms, Sources and Selection of Data 154
Part 4: Distilling Research Design 193
9 Methods for Answering Research Questions: Data Gathering, Generation, Reduction and Analysis 195
Part 5: Researching Networked Worlds 225
10 Design Considerations 227
11 Ethics Considerations 247
Part 6: Illustrations 257
12 Sample Research Designs 259
Appendix I: Three Research Paradigms 286
Appendix II: Examples of Research Topics, Problems and Questions 293
Notes 300
References 307
Index 335
9781509517411
Social sciences -- Methodology.
Social sciences--Methodology
70.03 methods, techniques and organization of social science research.
74.03 methods and techniques of (human) geography.
Social sciences--Research--Methodology
745.4072 / BLA
Designing social research : the logic of anticipation - Ed.3 - Cambridge Polity press 2019 - x,351p.
Contents
Detailed Contents vii
List of Figures and Tables xi
Introduction 1
1 About the Book 3
2 Preparing Research Designs 15
3 Four Research Design Tasks 32
4 Research Ethics 50
Part I: Focusing Research Design 65
5 Research Questions and Purposes 67
Part 2: Framing Research Design 87
6 Logics for Answering Research Questions 89
Part 3: Selecting Research Design 119
7 Concepts, Theories, Hypotheses and Models 121
8 Types, Forms, Sources and Selection of Data 154
Part 4: Distilling Research Design 193
9 Methods for Answering Research Questions: Data Gathering, Generation, Reduction and Analysis 195
Part 5: Researching Networked Worlds 225
10 Design Considerations 227
11 Ethics Considerations 247
Part 6: Illustrations 257
12 Sample Research Designs 259
Appendix I: Three Research Paradigms 286
Appendix II: Examples of Research Topics, Problems and Questions 293
Notes 300
References 307
Index 335
9781509517411
Social sciences -- Methodology.
Social sciences--Methodology
70.03 methods, techniques and organization of social science research.
74.03 methods and techniques of (human) geography.
Social sciences--Research--Methodology
745.4072 / BLA