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An ideal textbook for an introductory course on quantitative methods for social scientistsData Analysis for Social Science provides a friendly introduction to the statistical concepts and programming skills needed to conduct and evaluate social scientific studies. Using plain language and assuming no prior knowledge of statistics and coding, the book provides a step-by-step guide to analyzing real-world data with the statistical program R for the purpose of answering a wide range of substantive...

In The Theory of the Leisure Class, his first and best-known work, Thorstein Veblen challenges some of society's most cherished standards of behavior and, with devastating wit and satire, exposes the hollowness of many of our canons of taste, education, dress, and culture.Veblen uses the leisure class as his example because it is this class that sets the standards followed by every level of society. The sign of membership in the leisure class is exemption from industrial toil and the mark of suc...

Being "problem driven" this textbook on applied statistics goes beyond the presentation of introductory "Quantitative Method". It focuses on issues ranging from population explosion to the inequalities of global income distribution, from depletion trends of non-renewable resources to atmospheric pollution and potential climate change. The book includes national socio-economic and environmental statistics from over 140 countries, building an up-to-date scenario of worldwide population growth, eco...

This work tackles the issue of the tasks that confront sociology in the third millennium. It examines the sociological interpretations of the worldwide revolution which - amid unprecedented scientific and technological progress and the globalization of markets - has generated new inequalities, poverty, structural unemployment and mass conditionings. A number of sociologists (including Boudon, Beck and Eisenstadt) offer interpretations of changes in world society, while outlining the frontiers of...

Geared toward the novice in mixed methods or the more advanced researcher who needs a quick primer on mixed methods, this text gives the reader a foundation for understanding the methodology in the social, behavioral, and health sciences.

• This new edition gives students valuable practice in reading and evaluating research. All major methods of research are illustrated, including qualitative research, content/document analysis, survey research, observational research, experimental research, and program evaluation. • The articles deal with contemporary topics that will hold your students’ attention. • The lines in each article are sequentially numbered. This allows easy reference to specific parts of the articles during classro...

Gives readers a brief, user-friendly, solid look at the action research cycle and the knowledge to work through each step. KEY TOPICS: Education, action research, improving schools, reflection, teacher empowerment, teacher research, school administrators, educational leadership MARKET: Written for pre-service and in-service educators, including principals, counselors, administrators, and support staff.

This approachable introduction to doing data science in R provides step-by-step advice on using the tools and statistical methods to carry out data analysis. Introducing the fundamentals of data science and R before moving into more advanced topics like Multilevel Models and Probabilistic Modelling with Stan, it builds knowledge and skills gradually. This book: Focuses on providing practical guidance for all aspects, helping readers get to grips with the tools, software, and statistical method...

Managing Transitions examines the history and roles of China's minor parties and groups (MPG's) in the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) united front between the 1930's and 1990's using Antonio Gramsci's principles for the winning and maintaining of hegemony. Gramsci advocated a "war of position," the building of political alliances to isolate existing state powers and win consent for revolutionary rule and transform society. Economic reform is now creating new socio-economic groups and the CCP is...