Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences_图书大全
Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences
副标题: Research in an Age of Info-glut
ISBN: 9780674031579
出版社: Harvard University Press
出版年: 2008
页数: 323
定价: USD 27.95
装帧: Hardcover
内容简介
"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. But trust me. 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. 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 important, she shows how friendships, nonacademic interests, and even salsa dancing can make for a better researcher.
“You know about setting the kitchen timer and writing for only an hour, or only 15 minutes if you are feeling particularly anxious. I wrote a fairly large part of this book feeling exactly like that. If I can write an entire book 15 minutes at a time, so can you.”
