圖書信息
出版社: 人民郵電出版社; 第1版 (2010年1月1日)
外文書名: Social Research Methods:Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
叢書名: 教育部高等學校心理學教學指導委員會推薦用書
平裝: 556頁
正文語種: 英語
開本: 16
ISBN: 9787115218889
條形碼: 9787115218889
尺寸: 24.4 x 18.4 x 2.8 cm
重量: 939 g
作者簡介
作者：(美國)威廉·勞倫斯·紐曼(W.Lawrence Neuman)
內容簡介
威廉·勞倫斯·紐曼的《社會研究方法》(Social Research Methods)是一部概述社會科學研究方法的經典之作。近20年來，在美國、英國、加拿大、澳大利亞、新加坡、中國台灣、中國香港等國家和地區的高校內被廣泛選作教材，《社會研究方法:定性研究與定量研究(第6版)(英文版)》是其最新修訂的第6版的英文版。該書對定性研究和定量研究進行了全面而均衡的論述，強調了將各種方法綜合運用的益處。書中收錄了大量真實社會研究案例，從而幫助學生和讀者形象地理解和掌握概念和方法。
全書分5編共16章，分別介紹了理論與方法的關係，方法論的含義，文獻檢索與學術倫理，定量與定性研究的設計、測量與取樣，實驗研究，調查研究，非反應式研究、田野研究、歷史比較研究，以及如何撰寫研究報告等。
《社會研究方法:定性研究與定量研究(第6版)(英文版)》可作為我國高等院校經濟學、管理學、心理學、政治學、法學、社會學、教育學以及傳播學等社會科學專業本科研究方法雙語教學課適用教材，也可供專業研究人員參考。
媒體評論
方法論和方法學問題歷來是社會科學研究的關鍵問題，方法論的突破意味著相關學科領域研究深化。然而在我國，社會科學研究的方法學的發展與更新一直比較滯後，而且，我國大學的本科教育和研究生教育對學生研究方法訓練的系統性和前瞻性還存在明顯的不足。這其中的一個重要原因是有關社會科學研究方法方面的教材結構和內容還存在著一些明顯的問題。選擇合適的教材是社會科學相關領域本科生和研究生訓練的首要步驟。從這個意義上講，我很樂意推薦W．L.Neuman教授所著的(社會研究方法——定性研究與定量研究》作為研究社會科學相關領域本科生或研究生學習研究方法的教材。縱觀這本教材，我認為它具有以下幾個方面的特點……
正是因為這些方面的特點，這本教材自從出版以來已經連續再版6次，深受學習者的歡迎。我希望大家在閱讀此書之後，有不同於過去的嶄新的感悟。
——北京師範大學發展心理研究所教授 辛濤
目錄
Preface xi
PART ONE
Foundations
CHAPTER 1
Science and Research 1
Alternatives to Social Research 2
How Science Works 6
Quantitative and Qualitative
Social Research 13
Steps in the Research Process 14
Why Conduct Social Research? 20
Conclusion 20
CHAPTER 2
Dimensions of Research 23
Dimensions of Research 23
Conclusion 47
CHAPTER 3
Theory and Research 49
What Is Theory? 50
Social Theory versus Ideology 50
The Parts of Social Theory 52
Aspects of Theory 58
The Dynamic Duo 76
Conclusion 77
CHAPTER 4
The Meanings of Methodology 79
The Three Approaches 80
Positivist Social Science 81
Interpretive Social Science 87
Critical Social Science 94
Feminist and Postmodem Research 102
Conclusion 104
CHAPTER 5
The Literature Review and Ethical
Concems 110
The Literature Review 110
ethics in Social Research 129
Conclusion 146
PART TWO
Planning and Prepration
CHAPTER 6
Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Designs 149
Triangulation 149
Qualitative and Quantitative Orientations
toward Research 151
Qualitative Design Issues 157
Quantitative Design Issues 160
Conclusion 174
CHAPTER 7
Qualitative and Quantitative
Measurement 179
Why Measure? 180
Quantitative and Qualitative
Measurement 181
Parts of the Measurement Process l 81
Reliability and Validity 188
A Guide to Quantitative Measurement 198
Index Construction 202
Scales 206
Conclusion 216
Qualitative and Quantitative
Sampling 219
Nonprobability Sampling 220
Probability Sampling 224
Conclusion 244
Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
experimental Research 246
Research Questions Appropriate for an
Experiment 247
A Short History of the Experiment in Socia
Research 248
Random Assignment 249
Experimental Design Logic 252
Internal and External Validity 259
Practical Considerations 267
Results of Experimental Research:Making Comparisons 267
A Word on Ethics 269
Conclusion 269
Survey Research 272
Research Questions Appropriate
lor a Survey 273
A History of Survey Research 273
The Logic of Survey Research 276
Constructing the Questionnaire 277
Types of Surveys: Advantages and
Disadvantages 299
Interviewing 304
The Ethical Survey 313
Conclusion 314
Nonreactive Research and Secondary
Analysis 320
Nonreactive Measurement 320
Content Analysis 322
Existing Statistics/Documents and Secondary
Analysis 331
Issues of Inference and Theory Testing 339
Conclusion 340
Analysis of Quantitative Data 343
Dealing with Data 344
Results with One Variable 346
Results with Two Variables 353
More than Two Variables 362
Inferential Statistics 370
Conclusion 374
PART FOUR
Qualitative Co!lemon and Analysis
CHAPTER 13
Field Research 378
Research Questions Appropriate for
Field Research 379
A Short History of Field Research 379
The Logic of Field Research 383
Choosing a Site and Gaining Access 385
Relations in the Field 392
observing and Collecting Data 396
The Field Research Interview 406
Leaving the Field 411
Ethical Dilemmas of Field Research 412
Conclusion 414
CHAPTER 14
historical-Comparative Research 418
A Short History of Historical-Comparative
Research 419
Research Questions Appropriate for Historical-
Comparative Research 419
The Logic of Historical-Comparative
Research 420
Steps in a Historical-Comparative Research
Project 428
Data and Evidence in Historical
Context 430
Comparative Research 437
Equivalence in Historical-Comparative
Research 449
Ethics 452
Conclusion 453
CHAPTER 15
Analysis of Qualitative Data 457
Comparing Methods of Data
Analysis 458
Coding and Concept Formation 459
analytic Strategies for Qualitative
Data 466
Other Techniques 480
Conclusion 488
PART FIVE
Communicating With Othets
CHAPTER 16
Writing the Research Report and the
Politics of Social Research 490
The Research Report 491
The Politics of Social Research 504
Objectivity and Value Freedom, 516
Conclusion 518
Appendixes
APPENDIX A
American Sociological Association Code
of Ethics 521
APPENDIX B
Table of randomly Selected Five-digit
Numbers 535
APPENDIX C
Sample of Data Archives and Resources
for Secondary Analysis 537
Bibliography 548
Name Index 552
Subject Index 554
APPENDIX D
Measurement Theory and Specialized
Techniques for Index and Scale
Construction 539
APPENDIX E
Evaluation Research 543
Bibliography 548
Name Index 552
Subject Index 554
