د. فرغلى هارون
المدير العـام
 عدد الرسائل : 3278
تاريخ التسجيل : 07/05/2008
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The Elements of Social Scientific Thinking
By Kenneth R. Hoover, & Todd Donovan
Wads-orth Publishing, 2011
208 pages
1,6 MB
A concise introduction to the fundamental concepts of social scientific thinking and research, this classic text makes scientific thinking, research methods and statistics accessible to undergraduates at a common sense level. This text is intended for use in a broad array of introductory social sciences courses as well as the Research Methods course taught in Political Science, Sociology and Psychology.
Contents
PREFACE
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
1- Thinking Scientifically:
Why Bother to Be Systematic?
The Role of Reasoned Judgment and Opinion
The Role of Imagination, Intuition, and Custom
2- The Elements of Science:
The Origin and Utility of Concepts
What Is a Variable?
The Hypothesis
The Scientific Method
The Many Roles of Theory
3- Strategies:
Thinking Over the Problem
Reality Testing
Understanding the Results
4- Refinements:
Hypotheses
Variables
5- Measuring Variables and Relationships:
Measuring Variables: Levels of Measurement
Measuring the Significance and Representativeness of
Data: Probability, Sampling, and Problems in Polling
Measuring Relationships Between Variables:
Association and Correlation
Computers and Statistics
6- Reflections: Back to the Roots:
Factuality, Reality, and Actuality
Morality and the Limits of Science
Of Scientists, Science, and Paradigms
Making Social Science Serve Human Needs
The Radicalism of Science
Science and Politics
APPENDIX A: Tuning In, Tuning Out:
The Strange Disappearance of Social Capital in America
APPENDIX B: Trust in Government:
The United States in Comparative Perspective
Index
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