Profiles of social research :
Published by : Russell Sage Foundation, (New York :) Physical details: xxiii, 337 pages ; 24 cm ISBN:0871543931; 9780871543936; 087154394X; 9780871543943.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie | 300.72 HUN (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | APA041457 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-321) and index.
Part I. Overview -- 1. The world of social research -- Part II. Five case histories of social research -- 2. The dilemma in the classroom: a cross-sectional survey measures the effects of segregated schooling -- 3. Sampling social reality: a complex new survey measures the impact of the government's social programs on the American family -- 4. One thing at a time: a series of laboratory experiments explores the antisocial tendency of people working in groups to secretly do less than their best -- 5. The slowest, costliest, but best (and worst) of methods: two long-term studies, tracking nearly 800 people over many years, find that many of our beliefs about human aging are incorrect -- 6. Twenty thousand volunteers: a massive real-world experiment tests a bold proposal to combat poverty by means of a guaranteed annual income.
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