Social research and statistics Books

As US imperialism continues to dictate foreign policy, Deadly Contradictions is a compelling account of the American empire. Stephen P. Reyna argues that contemporary forms of violence exercised by American elites in the colonies, client state, and...

Understanding spatial statistics requires tools from applied and mathematical statistics, linear model theory, regression, time series, and stochastic processes. It also requires a mindset that focuses on the unique characteristics of spatial data and...

Having taken over the leadership of the French school of sociology after the death of his uncle, Emile Durkheim, in 1917, Mauss, celebrated author of The Gift, re-launched the flagship journal, the Année sociologique. Here are two of Mauss's most...

Pierre Bourdieu's contributions to the theory and practice of social research are far reaching. Possibly the most prominent sociologist in recent times, his work has touched on a myriad of topics and has influenced scholars in multiple disciplines...

This investigation into causal modelling presents the rationale of causality, i.e. the notion that guides causal reasoning in causal modelling. It is argued that causal models are regimented by a rationale of variation, nor of regularity neither...

Das Buch ""Beschreibung oder Geographie und Statistik: Nebst einer Uebersicht der Geschichte von Wuerttemberg"" wurde im Jahr 1820 von Johann Daniel Georg von Memminger ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Beschreibung des Landes...

Designed to help readers analyze and interpret research data using IBM SPSS, this user-friendly book shows readers how to choose the appropriate statistic based on the design; perform intermediate statistics, including multivariate statistics; interpret...

""General Statistics of the British Empire"" is a book written by James McQueen and published in 1836. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the British Empire at the time, including information on its population, economy, trade, and government...

The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society Volume 14, Number 40: Frankfort, Kentucky (1916) is a book written by Jennie Chinn Morrow. It is a historical account of the city of Frankfort, Kentucky as documented by the Kentucky State Historical...

The Mormon Problem, The Nation�������s Dilemma: New Data, New Method, Involving Leading Questions Of The Day is a book written by T. W. Curtis in 1885. The book discusses the issue of Mormonism in the United States during the late 19th century. It...

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date scholarly examination of how China builds international relationships through public diplomacy practices, together with an assessment of the impact of these practices around the world. It explores the...

This book explores the remarkable phenomenon of Chinese lineages - groups of people connected through patrilineal kinship ties, which have existed for centuries in China and which are currently undergoing significant revival after being suppressed in...

Reimagining Narrative Therapy Through Practice Stories and Autoethnography takes a new pedagogical approach to teaching and learning in contemporary narrative therapy, based in autoethnography and storytelling. The individual client stories aim to paint...

The Sourcebook for Political Communication Research offers a comprehensive resource for current research methods, measures, and analytical techniques. The contents herein cover the major analytical techniques used in political communication research,...

Based on original ethnographic research with scientists, clinicians and families, this book examines Rett syndrome to illuminate more general issues concerning the construction and interpretation of diseases and syndromes. It derives from research with a...

The social sciences rely more on the comparative method than on experimental data mainly because the latter is difficult to acquire amongst human populations. The International Social Survey Programme has played a pioneering role in creating and...

In social theory and sociology, time and travel in technological cultures is one of the new and challenging research topics in the 'mobilities turn'. Yet surprisingly, contemporary practices of mobility have till now, seen only limited theorization...

What is the 'new economy'? Where is it? How does it differ from the 'old economy'? How does the 'new economy' relate to issues such as the nature of work, social inclusion and exclusion?Geographies of the New Economy explores the meaning of the 'new...

How should scholars construct knowledge about politics, economics, and international relations in major world regions? Growing tension between regional specialists and discipline-oriented social scientists has emeraged as a major issue in the fields of...

At once a unique textbook for methods courses and a major contribution to sociological theory, this book teaches students the principles of research and how to construct and test theories. It brings coherence to the study of methods by presenting four...

The overall objective of the study is aimed at generating a baseline data for monitoring the overall impact of development interventions in general and the irrigation schemes of the Tana sub-basin in particular regarding local livelihoods, food security...

Are you struggling to write a literature review for your project but are lost in the enormous information and guidelines? Are you stuck in the process of conducting a literature review? Introducing "Literature Review Simplified: A Practical Guide for...

Statistik muss nicht langweilig und trocken sein. Dieses Buch erklärt die Grundlagen der Statistik auf einfache und verständliche Weiße. Die kurzen Erklärvideos rund um die Burgerkette FiveProfs bringen die Welt der Statistik auf unterhaltsame Weise...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Methodologie und Methoden, FernUniversität Hagen (Soziologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Arbeit wird analysiert, wie in den Medien über denWandel der Vaterschaftsrolle nach...

Forschungsarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Methodologie und Methoden, Note: 1,0, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut/Lehrstuhl für Soziologie II), Veranstaltung: Forschungspraktikum: Alltag und...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Methodologie und Methoden, Note: Sehr gut, Universität Bielefeld, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Varianz- und Regressionsanalyse sind zwei wichtige und häufig angewandte statistische Verfahren in...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Methodologie und Methoden, Note: 1, Universität Wien (Institut für Soziologie Wien), Veranstaltung: Qualitative Sozialforschung in der Evaluation, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die...

Die qualitative Auswertung von Diskursen und Gruppendiskussion wird theoretisch und praktisch umfassend dargestellt.

Eine Reihe politischer Parteien hat seit den siebziger Jahren geschlechtsbezogene Quotenregelungen eingeführt. Diese schreiben vor, Frauen zu einem bestimmten Prozentsatz an Ämtern und Mandaten zu beteiligen. Die vorliegende...

Presenting sixty theoretical ideas, David Zeitlyn asks 'How to write about anthropological theory without making a specific theoretical argument.' "David Zeitlyn has written a wryly engaging, short book on, essentially, why we should not become...

Nostalgia is intimately connected to the history of the social sciences in general and anthropology in particular, though finely grained ethnographies of nostalgia and loss are still scarce. Today, anthropologists have realized that nostalgia constitutes...

Two decades after the publication of Clifford and Marcus' volume Writing Culture, this collection provides a fresh and diverse reassessment of the debates that this pioneering volume unleashed. At the same time, Beyond Writing Culture moves the debate on...

Brilliance is not always understood and is often coupled with eccentricity. Brilliance includes the ability to recognize and maneuver through ignorance. Ignorance is one of the essential components of brilliance and it can be advantageous or debilitating...

The Handbook of Sociology of Aging is the most comprehensive, engaging, and up-to-date treatment of developments within the field over the past 30 years. The volume represents an indispensable source of the freshest and highest...

""Della Statistica E Dei Suoi Limiti Prolusione Al Corso Di Statistica: Per L'Anne 1878-1879"" (1879) di De Mauro, Mario, ����� un saggio che esplora la scienza della statistica e le sue limitazioni. Il libro ����� una prolusione al corso di statistica...

Now in a thoroughly revised and refreshed fourth edition, Research Methods in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management is beloved by student and professors alike for its exceptional clarity, accessibility, and plentiful illustrations. This new...

Software is cut-and-dried - every button you press has a predictable effect - but qualitative analysis is open-ended and unfolds in unpredictable ways. This contradiction is best resolved by separating analytic strategies - what you plan to do - from...

Empirical Political Analysis introduces readers to the foundations of social science research. Organized around the stages of the research process, this textbook prepares readers to conduct both quantitative and qualitative research, from the formation...

Research is difficult. Even though students are trained in the basic research methodology skills, when confronted with research writing, it feels to them as if they enter a bizarre world, with its own language and conventions, where it is hard to get...

Consumers are not usually incorporated into the sociological concept of 'division of labour', but using the case of household recycling, this book shows why this foundational concept needs to be revised.

This book provides the first English-language account of the history of Danish sociology, examining it from the late 19th century to the present day. Focusing on the discipline's struggle for recognition in Denmark, it is a case study of how sociological...

This book will be the foundation of a research career inside and outside universities, in a modern world where efficiency and effectiveness are increasingly emphasised. Part A aims to help readers write their thesis and journal articles in an efficient...

Advancing Culturally Responsive Research and Researchers: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods　encourages readers to design and engage in methodologies and methods that place cultural relevancy at the center of inquiry. In doing so, it highlights...