Thinking Through Theory
Title | Thinking Through Theory PDF eBook |
Author | John Levi Martin |
Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780393937688 |
Teach students how to think about sociological theory.
Thinking Through Statistics
Title | Thinking Through Statistics PDF eBook |
Author | John Levi Martin |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 377 |
Release | 2018-08-21 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 022656777X |
Simply put, Thinking Through Statistics is a primer on how to maintain rigorous data standards in social science work, and one that makes a strong case for revising the way that we try to use statistics to support our theories. But don’t let that daunt you. With clever examples and witty takeaways, John Levi Martin proves himself to be a most affable tour guide through these scholarly waters. Martin argues that the task of social statistics isn't to estimate parameters, but to reject false theory. He illustrates common pitfalls that can keep researchers from doing just that using a combination of visualizations, re-analyses, and simulations. Thinking Through Statistics gives social science practitioners accessible insight into troves of wisdom that would normally have to be earned through arduous trial and error, and it does so with a lighthearted approach that ensures this field guide is anything but stodgy.
Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research
Title | Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research PDF eBook |
Author | Alecia Youngblood Jackson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2011-12-02 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1136511997 |
Winner of the 2013 American Educational Studies Association's Critics Choice Award!Thinking With Theory In Qualitative Research shows how to use various philosophical concepts in practices of inquiry; effectively opening up the process of data analysis in qualitative research. It uses a common data set and utilizes various theoretical perspectives
Thinking Through Methods
Title | Thinking Through Methods PDF eBook |
Author | John Levi Martin |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2017-02-08 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 022643172X |
Sharpen your tools -- How to formulate a question -- How do you choose a site? -- Talking to people -- Hanging out -- Ethics in research -- Comparing -- Dealing with documents -- Interpreting it and writing it up
Using Social Theory
Title | Using Social Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Pryke |
Publisher | SAGE |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2003-08-13 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1847876684 |
`If there is a single question that presses upon the intellect of the current generation of social scientists, it is surely: "what do the great insights of social theory imply for the way we conduct research and write about the social world?". Until now there has been no single text to turn to that explores the epistemological complexities of field work, the problems of writing and language, and of the logics of inquiry that link theory, method and evidence. Using Social Theory is a magisterial effort to open up the black-box of research methods, and to provide students, in a way that no other comparable text has done, with a road map for the practice of the contemporary human sciences′ - Michael Watts, Chancellor′s Professor of Geography and Director Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley `From "theory talk to making it walk", Using Social Theory is one of the most useful and interesting books on the market. The authors demonstrate how to use philosophy and social theory as an indispensable toolkit for passionate and rigorous research. Essential reading for students and teachers in the social sciences and humanities′ - Professor Elspeth Probyn, Department of Gender Studies, University of Sydney Have you ever stopped to wonder about the influences that underpin research? If you are thinking about doing a piece of research, what difference might it make to the question you ask, to your approach to empirical work, analysis and writing of research, if you are influenced by one theoretical approach rather than another? The chapters in this innovative guide share a common belief that thinking alongside ideas, philosophical persuasions, is an integral part of the research process; it is not an optional extra. It sets out ways to encourage the researcher to think through three key moments of the research process: the production of a research question; fieldwork; and analysis and writing. As the authors demonstrate, research is not simply `done′: it has to be thought about and thought through. The book′s accessible style makes it suitable for anyone wishing to engage ideas in research in the social sciences and humanities.
New Thinking In International Relations Theory
Title | New Thinking In International Relations Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Michael W Doyle |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2018-06-26 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0429978316 |
This book of ten original essays provides a showcase of currently diverse theoretical agendas in the field of international relations. Contributors address the theoretical analysis that their perspective brings to the issue of change in global politics. Written for readers with a general interest in and knowledge of world affairs, New Thinking in International Relations Theory can also be assigned in international relations theory courses.The volume begins with an essay on the classical tradition at the end of the Cold War. Essays explore work outside the mainstream, such as Jean Bethke Elshtain on feminist theory and James Der Derian on postmodern theory as well as those developing theoretical advances within traditional realms from James DeNardo's formal modeling to the more descriptive analyses of Miles Kahler and Steve Weber. Other essays include Matthew Evangelista on domestics structure, Daniel Deudney on naturalist and geopolitical theory, and Joseph Grieco on international structuralist theory.
A Good Book, In Theory
Title | A Good Book, In Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Sears |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2015-03-19 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1442600977 |
This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry. The new edition offers coverage of post-modernism and Indigenous ways of knowing, as well as a discussion of the research process and how to communicate arguments effectively. The result is a book that blends the best of earlier editions with updates that provide a strong foundation in critical thinking, rooted in the social sciences but relevant across disciplines.