| Chp |
Title |
Primary Substantive Focus |
| 1 |
Science, Society, and Social Research |
Impact of the Internet on social relations |
| 2 |
Theories and Philosophies for Social Research |
Migration and social conflict |
| 3 |
The Process and Problems of Social Research |
The police response to domestic violence |
| 4 |
Conceptualization and Measurement |
Substance abuse |
| 5 |
Sampling |
Homelessness |
| 6 |
Causation and Research Design |
Causes of crime |
| 7 |
Experiments |
Work organization and attitudes |
| 8 |
Survey Research |
Work, family and the sense of control |
| 9 |
Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating,
Listening |
Aging and nursing homes |
| 10 |
Qualitative Data Analysis |
Youth culture and conflict* |
| 11 |
Evaluation Research |
Drug abuse education & treatment, anti-poverty
programs |
| 12 |
Historical and Comparative Research |
Democratization |
| 13 |
Secondary Data Analysis and Content Analysis |
Poverty dynamics* |
| 14 |
Quantitative Data Analysis |
Influences on voting |
| 15 |
Reporting Research |
Treating substance abuse, delinquency* |
| *Substantive focus appears only in initial example,
or otherwise limited.
|
It might be helpful to look at the current social issues in ISW
5/e from a different perspective. Below is a list of social issues
broken down by the 4 topical categories used in the interactive
exercises selection matrix found on the Student Resources CD. More
detailed info on substantive foci can be found in the chapter.
Health and Human Services: 4 book chapters, 5 journal articles
on the Study Site, 7 recommended web sites,
Politics & Social Change: 4 chapters, 6 journal articles
on the Study Site, 9 recommended web sites
Social Inequalities (including organizations, demography):
4 book chapters, 6 journal articles on the Study Site, 3 recommended
web sites
Crime and Deviance: 3 chapters, 8 journal articles on the
Study Site,. 8 recommended web sites
Of course each of these 4 topical categories for social issues
also appear in a variety of end-of-chapter exercises and in about
10 (exercises) X 15 (chapters) = 150 interactive exercises on the
Student Resource CD.
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