Social Research
Cover -- Contents -- Full Contents List -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH -- 1 Introduction -- Introduction -- 1 Historical overview -- 2 The state of contemporary research -- 3 Politics and the production of knowledge -- 4 Ethics in social research -- 5 Identity and power in research -- Main points -- Where to from here? -- Further reading -- Online resources -- 2 Varieties of social research -- Introduction -- 1 The bases of the methodological distinction -- 2 Quantitative methodology -- 3 Qualitative methodology -- 4 Mixed-method research - research in practice -- 5 Internet research -- 6 Critical research -- Main points -- Where to from here? -- Further reading -- 3 Feminist research -- Introduction -- 1 The nature of feminist research -- 2 Principles of feminist research -- 3 Feminist epistemology and methodology -- 4 Feminist research positions -- 5 Feminist research methods -- 6 Feminist critique of conventional research -- 7 Feminist mixed-method research -- 8 Concluding remarks -- Main points -- Where to from here? -- Further reading -- Online resources -- 4 Principles of social research -- Introduction -- 1 Measurement -- 2 Replication -- 3 Scales and indexes -- 4 Validity -- 5 Reliability -- 6 Objectivity -- 7 Representativeness -- 8 Generalizability -- Main points -- Where to from here? -- Further reading -- Part II: RESEARCH PLANNING -- 5 Research Design -- Introduction -- 1 The research process -- 2 Design and execution of research -- 3 Research design in quantitative research -- 4 Research design in qualitative research -- 5 Research design in critical research -- 6 Examples of research design -- 7 Designing your project -- Main points -- Where to from here? -- Further reading -- 6 Initiating Social Research -- Introduction.