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Salsa dancing into the social sciences : research in an age of info-glut
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Salsa dancing into the social sciences : research in an age of info-glut / Kristin Luker.
ISBN
9780674031579 (alk. paper)
0674031571 (alk. paper)
Published
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Physical Description
vi, 323 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 24, 2008
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285] - 310) and index.
Contents
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.
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