Designing social research : the logic of anticipation

By:

Blaikie, Norman

Contributor(s):

Priest, Jan

Publication details: Cambridge Polity press 2019Edition: Ed.3Description: x,351pISBN:

9781509517411

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

745.4072 BLA

Contents:

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

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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

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