Social research and statistics Books

The main focus of the current research is to determine whether teasing by families has more of an influence on an individual's body image than teasing by peers. Teasing is one of several factors that influence a person's body image, and much research...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Methodologie und Methoden, Note: 1,7, Universität Mannheim (Lehrstuhl für Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung und angewandte Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar Untersuchungsdesign,...

Big Brother is watching you. Discover how statistics can be used to control our society.Have you ever wondered what your neighbor does every morning at 8:35 am, when you hear weird sounds coming from his balcony?Did you ever realize that the...

This book includes research that looks at rationales for youth crime. Primarily looking at the family structure and how the varieties can influence our social entities as youngsters and how this can later build up to criminal profiles and characteristics...

The book Profiles of Anthropological Praxis is something of a sequel to Anthropological Praxis: Translating Knowledge into Action, published in 1987 (Westview Press). As a casebook of anthropological projects, the new version shares a fascinating...

Over the past decade the notion of sustainability has emerged as a precept thathas been applied to government, commerce, the environment and technology.This volume will discuss how sustainability is reflected in economics, politicalscience and geography...

“I think your work is a necessary and valuable exposure of this religious phenomenon and the appallingly cynical exploitation of the religious and cultural beliefs of the poor and the vulnerable.” Suzanne WiltonHuddersfield, UK  ...

Population growth and harmful human lifestyles have pushed Earth's environment to the brink, threatening the future of its inhabitants. These ingrained behaviors will not be changed easily. Author David Louis Sussman spent his career as an international...

In Latin America, young indigenous people have become visible subjects in ethnic and interethnic encounters. Their engagement with the global world, institutions, technology, religious ideas, and politics tells us how indigenous groups adapt, transform,...

Academic literature rarely gives an account of the ethical and emotional challenges the researcher is confronted with before, during and after being in the field. Nonetheless, they deserve proper attention, not only to fathom the inevitable bias in...

Though all research is steeped in methodological and ethical quandaries, it is further complicated when a researcher crosses cultural borders. Given the increasingly multi-cultural nature of research populations and of recent global collaborations,...

This book explores the differing treatment of Russian minorities in the non-Russian republics which seceded from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Providing detailed case studies, it explains why intervention by Russia occurred in the case of Ukraine,...

This book explores how the Volga Tatars, the largest ethnic minority within the Russian Federation, a Muslim minority, achieved a great deal of autonomy for Tatarstan in the years 1988 to 1992, but then lost this autonomy gradually over the course of the...

Affirming Methodologies: Research and Education in the Caribbean centres local and indigenous ways of knowing in research and education praxis in the Caribbean. The research methodologies and pedagogies are presented in this book within an Affirming...

Quantitative Methodologies using Multi-Methods is a multifaceted book written to help researchers. It is a user-friendly introduction to the popular methods of data mining and data analysis. The book avoids getting involved into details that are more...

The three papers in this volume were written in the wake of a single policy decision at the Library of Congress: the decision to cease the practice of distinguishing and collating series through the use of distinctive headings maintained in an authority...

Experimental Film and Anthropology urges a new dialogue between two seemingly separate fields. The book explores the practical and theoretical challenges arising from experimental film for anthropology, and vice versa, through a number of contact zones:...

It has been suggested that the best hope for achieving a longer and healthier life lies in voluntary efforts derived from personal choices. This means that individual change must be directed toward the modification of lifestyles and the choices...

".Sex and gender Identities area so important to the actualization of "self".Taylor's work has helped me to better deliver patient care in individuals struggling with self constructs. This work is impelling and emotional. His work will have an impact on...

This edited volume contains a collection of essays that reflect a broad area of economic education inquiry ranging from teaching assessment to the philosophy of the classroom. Written by economics scholars from across the nation, this volume presents...

Durkeim's book on suicide, first published in 1897, is widely regarded as a classic text, and is essential reading for any student of Durkheim's thought and sociological method. This book examines the continuing importance of Durkheim's methodology. The...

With contributions from advanced, early career, and emerging qualitative scholars, Philosophical Mentoring in Qualitative Research illuminates how qualitative research mentoring practices, relationships, and possibilities of inquiry and teaching come to...

Researching Difference in Sport and Physical Activity goes beyond the content of introductory research methods texts to provide an insight into the methodological hurdles that are experienced when researching 'difference' in Sport and Physical Activity...

What is terrorism? What can we learn and what cannot we learn from terrorism data? What are the perspectives and limitations of the analysis of terrorism data? Over the last decade, scholars have generated unprecedented insight from the statistical...

Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling with IBM SPSS, Third Edition, demonstrates how to use the multilevel and longitudinal modeling techniques available in IBM SPSS Versions 25-27. Annotated screenshots with all relevant output provide readers with a...

This book examines how China's new generation of avant-garde writers and artists are pushing the boundaries of vernacular culture, creatively appropriating artistic and literary languages from global cultures to reflect on reform-era China's...

Do you want to study influencers? Opinions and comments on a set of posts? Look at collections of photos or videos on Instagram? Qualitative Research Using Social Media guides the reader in what different kinds of qualitative research can be applied...

Is life happening to you or for you? It may be a simple question-but the answer becomes your life experience. But did you know it's possible to hack your brain into changing its self-perception and happiness levels? You have the power to...

This book focuses on the performances of two national disaster management agencies and one major non-profit organization, namely, FEMA, EPA and the American Red Cross. It examines six performance assessment frameworks and presents a comprehensive...

Forschungsarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Methodologie und Methoden, Note: 1,3, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Veranstaltung: Das qualitative Interview in den Sozialwissenschaften, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract:...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Methodologie und Methoden, Note: 1,7, Hochschule für Politik München, Veranstaltung: Empirische Sozialforschung, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Befragungen sind ein Standard-Analyse-Instrument der...

Lizentiatsarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Methodologie und Methoden, Note: 2, Universität Basel (Institut für Soziologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Alles muss immer schneller gehen, der Druck auf die Mitarbeitenden steigt und die...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Methodologie und Methoden, Note: 2,0, Universität Hamburg (Institut Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Methodengrundkurs, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der vorliegende Methodenbericht soll die...

Das Buch bietet eine praxisnahe und kritische Einführung in die qualitative Forschung und die Theorie und Praxis der wichtigsten Methoden zur Durchführung qualitativer Interviews. Es werden Grundlagen, ethische Fragestellungen, zentrale Prinzipien und...

After providing both aspiring and current teachers with suggestions, ideas and techniques to incorporate in their lessons with "Outstanding Lesson Ahead", Amy Sargent's new book provides students with tasks to stretch their thinking skills, develop their...

This Analysis was presented live by the author in a seminar at St Thomas University School of Law.A book made out of A research paper. A research paper divided in three parts: a Plan, a Presentation, and a Draft on an Analysis on the US Economic...

A volume in Quantitative Methods in Education and the Behavioral Sciences:Issues, Research, and TeachingSeries Editor Ron Serlin, University of Wisconsin(sponsored by the Educational Statisticians, SIG)Multilevel Modeling of Educational Data, co-edited...

A volume in Quantitative Methods in Education and the Behavioral Sciences:Issues, Research, and TeachingSeries Editor Ron Serlin, University of Wisconsin(sponsored by the Educational Statisticians, SIG)Multilevel Modeling of Educational Data, co-edited...

""German Culture: Past and Present"" is a book written by Ernest Belfort Bax in 1915. The book provides a comprehensive overview of German culture, covering its history, literature, philosophy, art, and music. Bax explores the roots of German culture,...

Written from a participant observer stance, Learning Calabar weaves prose and poetry in a hybrid form and evokes the richness and challenges of everyday lives of people of Calabar, Nigeria.

Classification is the essential first step in science. The study of science, as well as the practice of science, will thus benefit from a detailed classification of different types of science. In this book, science -...

Wolfgang Glatzer Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitiit Franlifurt am Main, Germany ABSTRACT Challenges for the quality of life in the contemporary world were the focus of the Fifth International Quality of Life-Conference in...

This book is a compilation of cases of best work in community indicators research. The cases describe communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Elements that are included in the descriptions are...

Il libro ""Le Leggi Statistiche Del Suicidio Secondo Gli Ultimi Documenti, 1879-1885"" ����� stato scritto da Enrico Morselli nel 1885. Questo testo ����� una raccolta di dati statistici riguardanti il fenomeno del suicidio in Italia, basati sui...