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Salsa dancing into the social sciences [electronic resource]

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Savvy, witty, and sensible, this book is both a handbook for defining and completing a research project, and an astute introduction to the neglected history and changeable philosophy of modern social science. ; "This book is both a handbook for defining and completing a research project, and an astute introduction to the neglected history and changeable philosophy of modern social science."--Provided by publisher.

Title Salsa dancing into the social sciences [electronic resource] : research in an age of info-glut / Kristin Luker.
Publisher Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
Creation Date 2008
Notes Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285] - 310) and index.
English
Content Salsa dancing? In the social sciences? -- What's it all about? -- An ode to canonical social science -- What is this a case of, anyway? -- Reviewing the literature -- On sampling, operationalization, and generalization -- Getting down to the nitty-gritty -- Field (and other) methods -- Historical-comparative methods -- Data reduction and analysis -- Living your life as a salsa-dancing social scientist.
Extent 1 online resource (vi, 323 pages ) illustrations.
Language English
National Library system number 997010718805005171
MARC RECORDS
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