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Salsa dancing into the social sciences : research in an age of info-glut / Kristin Luker.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2010.Description: vi, 323 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780674048218 (pbk.)
  • 0674048210 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.72
LOC classification:
  • H 62 L954s 2010
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.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) H 62 L954s 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000089116

Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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