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- Book Title
- The Craft of Inquiry: Theories, Methods, Evidence
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- ISBN
- 9780195119039
- Subject Area
- Social Science
- Publication Name
- Craft of Inquiry : Theories, Methods, Evidence
- Item Length
- 6.1 in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Subject
- Social Work, Sociology / General
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Type
- Textbook
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- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Width
- 9.1 in
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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Sociology is a challenging discipline, ripe with exciting possibilities. It offers sociologists the chance to choose multiple theoretical and methodological traditions that offer a full range of important questions and ways to answer them. A long standing complaint of many sociology professors, however, is that their students seem to have difficulty moving from problem formation to a theoretical approach and then onto an appropriate research design. Inhis provocative new book, Robert Alford proposes that the starting point for any researcher in the process and craft of inquiry should begin with an understanding of how to translate elements of his/herown history, personal experience, and issues, which can then be formulated into research questions. Alford presents three basic explanatory approaches to sociology -- multivariate, interpretive, and historical -- as well as examples of each from such luminaries as Durkheim, Goffman, Weber, Marx, and William Julius Wilson. Upon critical examination, Alford finds each of these three approaches either oversimplified or incomplete. To fill this gap, Alford proposes a tripartite approach thatexamines each approach through the lens of the other two and analyzes the ways these three models of explanation work and relate to one another. The text is intended to show students how research emergesfrom, and interacts with, theory. It is designed to help students formulate, reformulate, and pursue their own theoretically informed research, as well as provide them with the tools necessary for critically reading the research of others. Using selected examples from both classic and contemporary studies, Alford strives to illustrate the artistic, rather than formulaic, side of research design and presents several ways that research questions can be framed. He also offers a "workingvocabulary" to guide novice researchers through the maze of the process. Full of direct, lucid, and informative accounts of actual research efforts, The Craft of Inquiry is engaging and important reading for anystudent interested in developing strong, effective social research skills, and in becoming a better artist of the craft of inquiry.
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195119037
ISBN-13
9780195119039
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862395
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Craft of Inquiry : Theories, Methods, Evidence
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Work, Sociology / General
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6.1 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
9.1 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Additional Product Features
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97-013588
Intended Audience
College Audience
Lc Classification Number
Hm48.A5 1998
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"Most of us struggle with how to formulate sociological questions and thenhow to revise and reformulate projects once they are launched. The attempt byProfessor Alford to codify the process of doing research will be a majorcontribution to the discipline. During the past few years, he has been 'testing'out parts of his book at workshops for graduate students at various universitieshere and abroad. Workshop participants wrote to say that Professor Alford'sideas have greatly enhanced their ability to move forward with their projects.Few graduate professors have the kinds of impact that Professor Alfordconsistently has given his students." --Rosanna Hertz, Wellesley College, "Most of us struggle with how to formulate sociological questions and then how to revise and reformulate projects once they are launched. The attempt by Professor Alford to codify the process of doing research will be a major contribution to the discipline. During the past few years, he hasbeen 'testing' out parts of his book at workshops for graduate students at various universities here and abroad. Workshop participants wrote to say that Professor Alford's ideas have greatly enhanced their ability to move forward with their projects. Few graduate professors have the kinds of impactthat Professor Alford consistently has given his students." --Rosanna Hertz, Wellesley College, "It conveys, more honestly than any other book I have read, the real confusion and messiness of doing research. Most texts on methods make it all sound so rational and straightforward. Yet anyone who has done research successfully knows that taking on a project inevitably involves greatuncertainty....Alfords book goes some distance in letting students in on the liberating secret that virtually all of us who keep writing have learned to live with deep intellectual discomfort and emotional ambiguity as each research project unfolds....He offers a vocabulary of sorts to guideespecially novice researchers through the maze of the process." -- David A. Karp, Boston College, "Knowledgeable, reflective, and humane, Robert Alford applies strong colors with a sure hand as he produces a well-crafted group portrait of sociologys multiple personalities." --Charles Tilly, Columbia University, "Knowledgeable, reflective, and humane, Robert Alford applies strong colors with a sure hand as he produces a well-crafted group portrait of sociologys multiple personalities." --Charles Tilly, Columbia University"Excellent! Fills a huge gap in the field."--Patricia Morgan, University of California, Berkeley"Knowledgeable, reflective, and humane, Robert Alford applies strong colors with a sure hand as he produces a well-crafted group portrait of sociologys multiple personalities." --Charles Tilly, Columbia University"The Craft of Inquiry is a pathbreaking and inspiring book, which bridges the chasm between theory and methods by demonstrating that there is a continuous interplay between theoretical assumptions and the objects of inquiry. With elegance and grace, Robert Alford leads the student through a series of analytic tasks designed to teach them how to define and pursue a research question. Regardless of their area of interest, all students who read this bookwill develop the skills and confidence required to conduct sociological research." --Jill Quadagno, President of the American Sociological Association"It conveys, more honestly than any other book I have read, the real confusion and messiness of doing research. Most texts on methods make it all sound so rational and straightforward. Yet anyone who has done research successfully knows that taking on a project inevitably involves great uncertainty....Alfords book goes some distance in letting students in on the liberating secret that virtually all of us who keep writing have learned to live with deepintellectual discomfort and emotional ambiguity as each research project unfolds....He offers a vocabulary of sorts to guide especially novice researchers through the maze of the process." -- David A. Karp,Boston College"Alfords book acquaints students with the work of such luminaries as Durkheim, Goffman, and Marx from the inside out. His treatment of works such as these will itself be worth the price of the book for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and folks like me who just like reading a different twist on the strengths and limitations of these famous pieces....Provides a new tool for critically reading the research of others and for assessing the adequacy ofones own data interpretations". -- David A. Karp, Boston College"Most of us struggle with how to formulate sociological questions and then how to revise and reformulate projects once they are launched. The attempt by Professor Alford to codify the process of doing research will be a major contribution to the discipline. During the past few years, he has been 'testing' out parts of his book at workshops for graduate students at various universities here and abroad. Workshop participants wrote to say that Professor Alford'sideas have greatly enhanced their ability to move forward with their projects. Few graduate professors have the kinds of impact that Professor Alford consistently has given his students." --RosannaHertz, Wellesley College, "The Craft of Inquiry is a pathbreaking and inspiring book, which bridges the chasm between theory and methods by demonstrating that there is a continuous interplay between theoretical assumptions and the objects of inquiry. With elegance and grace, Robert Alford leads the student through aseries of analytic tasks designed to teach them how to define and pursue a research question. Regardless of their area of interest, all students who read this book will develop the skills and confidence required to conduct sociological research." --Jill Quadagno, President of the AmericanSociological Association, "Alfords book acquaints students with the work of such luminaries asDurkeheim, Goffman, and Marx from the inside out. His treatment of works such asthese will itself be worth the price of the book for advanced undergraduates,graduate students, and folks like me who just like reading a different twist onthe strengths and limitations of these famous pieces....Provides a new tool forcritically reading the research of others and for assessing the adequacy of onesown data interpretations". -- David A. Karp, Boston College, "Knowledgeable, reflective, and humane, Robert Alford applies strong colors with a sure hand as he produces a well-crafted group portrait of sociologys multiple personalities." --Charles Tilly,Columbia University, "Alfords book acquaints students with the work of such luminaries as Durkheim, Goffman, and Marx from the inside out. His treatment of works such as these will itself be worth the price of the book for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and folks like me who just like reading adifferent twist on the strengths and limitations of these famous pieces....Provides a new tool for critically reading the research of others and for assessing the adequacy of ones own data interpretations". -- David A. Karp, Boston College
Table of Content
Introduction1. The Craft of Inquiry2. Designing a Research Project3. The Construction of Arguments4. Foreground Multivariate Arguments5. Foreground Interpretive Arguments6. Foreground Historical Arguments7. The Theoretical Power of Multiple Paradigma8. Dialectical Explanations and the Sociological ImaginationNotes, Selected Readings, Index
Copyright Date
1998
Dewey Decimal
301
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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