Empirical Approaches to Sociology
A Collection of Classic and Contemporary Readings
The primary source readings in this book give students a chance to see how empirical data from research studies is interpreted and incorporated into sociological theory. - 19 readings are new to this edition. - Alternate topical table of contents, and new Part 13 with expanded coverage of social issues makes it easier to use the text in both introductory sociology and social problems courses. - Several new readings use cross-national studies of internal war and violence, AIDS, and the impact of inequality on societies - Other new selections look at corporate scandals; International terrorism; the Impact of the Internet on social interaction and psychological well-being; funding for higher education vs, prisons; eating disorders and young women; guns, children, and violence; and voting and social class in the U.S. - Offers a selection of articles rich in data, but not so technical that they require advanced math skills. - Forty essays provide a broad overview of the field and represent a range of theoretical perspectives. - Readings all contain extensive data, both quantitative and qualitative; the quantitative data is easily interpreted without regression analysis or other advanced (0205394841)
Language: en
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Publisher(s): Allyn & Bacon
published: 2004
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language: en
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