Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences
Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences "You might think that dancing doesn't have a lot to do with social research, and doing social research is probably why you picked this book up in the first…
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Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences
"You might think that dancing doesn't have a lot to do with social research, and doing social research is probably why you picked this book up in the first place. Salsa dancing is a practice as well as a metaphor for a kind of research that will make your life easier and better."Savvy, witty, and sensible, this unique 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. But trust me.
In this volume, Kristin Luker guides novice researchers in: knowing the difference between an area of interest and a research topic; defining the relevant parts of a potentially infinite research literature; mastering sampling, operationalization, and generalization; understanding which research methods best answer your questions; beating writer's block.Most