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“james s jackson”

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  • Race and the Power of Sermons on American Politics

    by R. Khari Brown, Ronald E Brown, James S. Jackson ...
    This book examines the intersection of race, political sermons, and social justice. Religious leaders and congregants who discuss and encourage others to do social justice embrace a form of civil religion that falls close to the covenantal wing of American civil religious thought. Clergy and members who share this theological outlook frame the nation as being exceptional in God’s sight. They also ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Researching Black Communities

    A Methodological Guide

    Edited by Sherrill L Sellers, James S. Jackson, Cleopatra Howard Caldwell ...
    Experts from a range of disciplines offer practical advice for conducting social science research in racial and ethnic minority populations. Readers will learn how to choose appropriate methods—longitudinal studies, national surveys, quantitative analysis, personal interviews, and other qualitative approaches—and how best to employ them for research on specific demographic groups. The volume opens ... Read more

    $29.49 USD

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    A Sociology for People

    by Dorothy E. Smith ...
    Series series Gender Lens
    Prominent sociologist Dorothy Smith outlines a method of inquiry that uses everyday experience as a lens to examine social relations and social institutions. Concerned with articulating an inclusive sociology that goes beyond looking at a particular group of people from the detached viewpoint of the researcher, this is a method of inquiry for people, incorporating the expert's research and ... Read more

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  • Theory in Information Behaviour Research

    by T.D. Wilson ...
    A collection of chapters on key theories employed in research into information behaviour, i.e., how people interact with information. The chapters are written by known researchers who have employed the theories in their work.There are eight chapters, covering activity theory, critical theory, personal construct theory, personality theory, practice theory, social cognitive theory, social ... Read more

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  • Counterfactuals and Causal Inference

    Methods and Principles for Social Research

    by Stephen L. Morgan, Christopher Winship ...
    Series series Analytical Methods for Social Research
    Did mandatory busing programs in the 1970s increase the school achievement of disadvantaged minority youth? Does obtaining a college degree increase an individual's labor market earnings? Did the use of the butterfly ballot in some Florida counties in the 2000 presidential election cost Al Gore votes? If so, was the number of miscast votes sufficiently large to have altered the election outcome? ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • Empowerment Evaluation Principles in Practice

    Edited by David M. Fetterman, PhD, Abraham Wandersman, PhD ...
    What principles should guide an empowerment evaluation? And how can these principles actually be put into practice? One of the primary tasks in an empowerment evaluation (EE) is to increase the capacity of program stakeholders to plan, implement, and evaluate their own programs. This book presents the most current formulation of the 10 principles of EE and provides professionals and students with ... Read more

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  • Public Anthropology

    Engaging Social Issues in the Modern World

    by Edward J. Hedican ...
    Contemporary anthropology has changed drastically in the new millennium, expanding beyond the anachronistic study of "primitive" societies to confront the burning social, economic, and political challenges of the day. In the process, anthropologists often come face to face with issues that require them to take a public position—issues such as race and tolerance, health and well-being, food ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Survey Methodology for the Social Sciences

    Edited by Lior Gideon ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Surveys enjoy great ubiquity among data collection methods in social research: they are flexible in questioning techniques, in the amount of questions asked, in the topics covered, and in the various ways of interactions with respondents. Surveys are also the preferred method by many researchers in the social sciences due to their ability to provide quick profiles and results. Because they are so ... Read more

    $215.09 USD

  • Handbook of Experimental Economic Methodology

    Edited by Andrew Schotter, Guillaume R. Fréchette ...
    Series series Handbooks of Economic Methodology
    The Handbook of Experimental Economic Methodology, edited by Guillaume R. Fréchette and Andrew Schotter, aims to confront and debate the issues faced by the growing field of experimental economics. For example, as experimental work attempts to test theory, it raises questions about the proper relationship between theory and experiments. As experimental results are used to inform policy, the ... Read more

    $169.19 USD

  • Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods

    From Hypothesis to Results

    by William E. Martin, Krista D. Bridgmon ...
    Series Book 42 - Research Methods for the Social Sciences
    Quantitative and Statistical Research MethodsThis user-friendly textbook teaches students to understand and apply procedural steps in completing quantitative studies. It explains statistics while progressing through the steps of the hypothesis-testing process from hypothesis to results. The research problems used in the book reflect statistical applications related to interesting and important ... Read more

    $90.00 USD

  • Psychological and Social Measurement

    The Career and Contributions of Benjamin D. Wright

    Edited by Mark Wilson, William P. Fisher, Jr. ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    In this tribute to Benjamin Wright, former students and colleagues recall the foundational contributions he made to the theory and practice of measurement in a career spanning over five decades. Wright is recognized as the foremost proponent of the psychometric approach of Georg Rasch, a Danish mathematician, whose ideas continue to provoke controversy. Wright’s colleagues and students, and ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Ethnographic Research and Analysis

    Anxiety, Identity and Self

    Edited by Tom Vine, Jessica Clark, Sarah Richards, David Weir ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book reflects on the contemporary use of ethnography across both social and natural sciences, focusing in particular on organizational ethnography, autoethnography, and the role of storytelling. The chapters interrogate and reframe longstanding ethnographic discussions, including those concerning reflexivity and positionality, while exploring evolving themes such as the experiential use of ... Read more

    $143.09 USD