Becoming a social science researcher : quest and context / Bruce Parrott.
| Author/creator | Parrott, Bruce, 1945- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2023. |
| Description | x, 318 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preview. Introduction : why you should read this book -- Your quest in context. Perception and misperception in life and scholarship -- Social science and history -- Scholarship as social process and as politics -- progress in the social sciences : real and imaginary -- Dimensions in the social sciences -- Your quest : weighing intellectual choices. Building professional relationships and preparing for your doctoral exams -- Choosing research problems : personal values and disciplinary agendas -- Concepts and concept formation -- Theories, hypotheses, and research designs -- Case studies and comparative methods -- Logics of explanation -- Your quest : from planning to finishing. Planning your project and writing a prospectus -- Mapping research resources and gathering evidence -- Producing a draft -- Through the jungle : guiding your reader (and yourself) -- Getting to go : defending and passing -- Your choices and your futures. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-297) and index. |
| LCCN | 2023931514 |
| ISBN | 9780472055982 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0472055984 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780472075980 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0472075985 (hardback) |
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