Social forskning og statistik

Österreich ist seit 20 Jahren Mitglied des Forschungsinfrastrukturprojektes der Europäischen Sozialstudie (European Social Survey / ESS). Zu diesem Anlass wird vom aktuellen österreichischen Nationalen Koordinator des ESS - dem Institut für Höhere Studien / Dr. Peter Grand (Projektleiter) - und Marcel Fink ein Sammelband herausgegeben, der Beiträge präsentiert, die auf den österreichischen ESS-Daten basieren. Die thematische und disziplinäre Vielfalt unterstreicht die breite wissenschaftliche Nutzung der ESS-Daten sowie deren herausragenden Stellenwert als weithin genutzte Dateninfrastruktur im akademischen Bereich. In der letzten ESS-Runde wurden in Österreich mehr als 2.000 Menschen rund 400 Fragen gestellt und insgesamt nahmen 31 Länder teil. Damit ist eine breite wissenschaftliche Analyse, vor allem auch im Ländervergleich, möglich. Ein Beitrag aus der Verwaltungsperspektive ergänzt diesen Sammelband mit einem Überblick über die Entwicklung und Bedeutung der Europäischen Sozialstudie in Österreich.

"This comparative empirical study of policing in the United States and France draws on the authors' ten years of field work to contend that the police in both countries should be thought about as an amalgam of five distinct professional cultures or "intelligence regimes" - each of which can be found in any given police department in both the United States and France. In particular, it is contended that what police do as knowledge workers and how they make sense of the social problems such as collective offending by juveniles varies with the professional subcommunities or "intelligence regimes" in which their particular knowledge work is embedded. The same problem can be looked at in fundamentally different ways even within a single police department, depending on the intelligence regime through which the problem is refracted"--

For introductory courses Research Methods in any area of studyfrom Anthropology to Zoology Engaging, cross-disciplinary, practical.Practical Research: Planning and Design is a do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself manual for planning and conducting research. Suitable for a wide variety of courses in basic research methodology, the text guides the reader, step-by-step, from the selection of a problem, through the process of conducting authentic research, to the preparation of a completed report, with practical suggestions throughout. The authors emphasize the idea that quality research demands planning and design, and they provide what is needed for readers to be able to execute their own research projects effectively and professionally. From reviews of the book: [Practical Research] is written in a very user-friendly style for novice researchers. It gives a good overview of research methodology in a very concise manner. I like the extended examples. Brian Belland, Utah State University The primary strengths are the authors capacity to provide a succinct overview to research in its broadest sense, while offering enough depth to both engage the reader and provoke an interest in further study. For this reason, Practical Research: Planning and Design represents a seminal introduction to the subject of research and remains a helpful reference tool along the way for novice and experienced researchers alike. Robert Hayden, Michigan State University This title is also available packaged with the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN 0134013506. Invigorate learning with the Enhanced Pearson eTextThe Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with interactive learning exercises and assessments. The Enhanced Pearson eText is also available with a loose-leaf version or without a print version. Instructors, visit pearsonhighered.com/etextbooks to register for your digital examination copy. Students, register for or purchase your eText at pearsonhighered.com/etextbooks.

As US imperialism continues to dictate foreign policy, Deadly Contradictions is a compelling account of the American empire. Stephen P. Reyna argues that contemporary forms of violence exercised by American elites in the colonies, client state, and regions of interest have deferred imperial problems, but not without raising their own set of deadly contradictions. This book can be read many ways: as a polemic against geopolitics, as a classic social anthropological text, or as a seminal analysis of twenty-four US global wars during the Cold War and post-Cold War eras.

" J'ai cherché dans mes précédentes études la place que la femme a occupée dans les sociétés qui ont laissé leur influence sur notre civilisation. Je termine aujourd'hui mon travail par un ouvrage qui a pour objet la condition de la femme française dans les temps modernes. Les quatre premiers chapitres de ce livre disent ce qu'a été la femme dans la vie domestique, intellectuelle, sociale et politique de notre pays, depuis le XVIe siècle jusqu'au XVIIIe inclusivement. En pénétrant dans les vieux foyers français je m'applique surtout à retrouver les principes sur lesquels repose la famille. Dans cette partie de mon oeuvre, j'interroge les personnes qui ont vécu dans ces trois siècles, je recueille leurs témoignages, ces témoignages que nous livrent particulièrement les mémoires domestiques, les correspondances privées, tous les documents intimes auxquels notre époque attache justement un si grand prix. Pour étudier la part qu'a eue la femme dans notre vie littéraire et artistique, je ne me suis arrêtée qu'aux modèles qui représentent vraiment une influence. Je m'y suis longuement attardée, comme le voyageur qui, après avoir rapidement traversé les plaines, s'arrête aux cimes des montagnes. Quant au rôle historique des femmes françaises, je n'y ai cherché que les éléments de ce problème très actuel: Dans notre pays, la femme est-elle apte à la vie politique ?"

This book brings together a diverse, international array of contributors to explore the topics of news "quality" in the online age and the relationships between news organizations and enormously influential digital platforms such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter. Covering topics ranging from internet incivility, crowdsourcing, and YouTube politics to regulations, algorithms, and AI, this book draws the key distinction between the news that facilitates democracy and news that undermines it. For students and scholars as well as journalists, policymakers, and media commentators, this important work engages a wide range of methodological and theoretical perspectives to define the key concept of "quality" in the news media.

This book brings together a diverse, international array of contributors to explore the topics of news "quality" in the online age and the relationships between news organizations and enormously influential digital platforms such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter. Covering topics ranging from internet incivility, crowdsourcing, and YouTube politics to regulations, algorithms, and AI, this book draws the key distinction between the news that facilitates democracy and news that undermines it. For students and scholars as well as journalists, policymakers, and media commentators, this important work engages a wide range of methodological and theoretical perspectives to define the key concept of "quality" in the news media.

If you've always wanted to know how societies function - and why sometimes they don't - this beginner's guide to sociology has got the essential theories and thinkers covered. Perfect for newcomers, or anyone seeking a concise breakdown of the subject, The Little Book of Sociology takes all the big ideas and makes them crystal clear.

Van den Hoonaard discusses ways to unshackle social science ethics policies from medical research-ethics frameworks.

De fleste, der arbejder med dataindsamling, har et repertoire af velkendte og velafprøvede metoder at ty til. De klassiske metoder som interviews og spørgeskemaundersøgelser ligger på rygraden og kan give solide data og viden. Men der kan opstå behov for noget nyt, der kan pirre nysgerrigheden og udfordre metodebevidstheden.KREATIVE METODER TIL DATAINDSAMLING tilbyder konkrete greb og redskaber, som kan give dataindsamleren:• En anden type viden og mere nuancerede svar fra informanterne.• Et bredere repertoire af metoder til at variere, supplere og nuancerede klassiske dataindsamlingsmetoder.• Nye muligheder for at kombinere metoder og skabe helt nye varianter.Bogen er til alle, der arbejder med dataindsamling i evalueringer, undersøgelser, brugerinddragelse mv. Ledere, der søger nye metoder til at facilitere og indsamle perspektiver fra deres medarbejdere, kan også hente inspiration og ny viden her.

"Crip Authorship: Disability as Method convenes leading scholars, activists, and artists to explore the shaping of cultural production, aesthetics, and media by disability across 35 short chapters"--

This sixth edition continues to demonstrate the vital role research plays by integrating in-depth, real-world case studies with a comprehensive discussion of research methods. By pairing research techniques with practical examples from the field, the authors equip students to evaluate and conduct research. Covering research findings from critical areas in criminal justice, such as police use of force, cybercrime, and race, this text helps students understand the importance of research, not just the process.The Sixth Edition of this best-selling text retains the strengths of previous editions while breaking ground with emergent research methods, enhanced tools for learning in the text and online, and contemporary, fascinating research findings. Students engage with the wide realm of research methods available to them, delve deeper into topics relevant to their field of study, and benefit from the wide variety of new exercises to help them practice as they learn.This edition is accompanied by an Edge site: edge.sagepub.com/bachmanprccj6eNew to this edition:     New real-world research examples including the effects of incarceration on employment, the effects of police wearing body cameras on police and citizen injury, the perceptions of citizens regarding police misconduct, and an investigation into the lives of gang members.   A new chapter on qualitative data analysis summarizes the different techniques using a case study of interviews with drug-involved offenders. Updated “Research in the News” boxes feature the latest media stories which have made an impact both on researchers and practitioners New “Careers and Research” profiles highlight the relevance of research in today’s job market New end-of-chapter exercise questions refer students to a chapter-specific video posted on the Study Site, in which researchers discuss their experiences with a method presented in that chapter.   New empirical data sets featured on the Study Site give students access to new subsets of data New SPSS and Excel exercises that correspond to the chapter material provide students with extra practice of the research methods being explained.

The history of British gambling is a history that stretches back nearly one thousand years, reaching into some of the nation's most fabled periods. It's now an industry worth billions of pounds.Investigative journalist and Guardian correspondent Rob Davies surveys the development of the gambling industry to explain how the Britain became one of the largest gambling markets in the world. From the turn to deregulation under the Blair administration and the resultant explosion of gambling advertising to predatory targeting and industry lobbying in the halls of power, Davies uncovers the sinister inner workings of one of the country's most nefarious industries.Exploring the fate of gambling in the UK and the uncertain future of the thousands of victims who have been all but abandoned along the way, Jackpot is a stark and vital investigation that forces us to confront deeply disturbing truths about modern British society.

This volume presents a selection of peer-reviewed papers that address the latest developments in the methodology and applications of data analysis and classification tools to micro- and macroeconomic problems. The contributions were originally presented at the 30th Conference of the Section on Classification and Data Analysis of the Polish Statistical Association, SKAD 2021, held online in Poznan, Poland, September 8-10, 2021.  Providing a balance between methodological and empirical studies, and covering a wide range of topics, the book is divided into five parts focusing on methods and applications in finance, economics, social issues and to COVID-19 data. The book is aimed at a wide audience, including researchers at universities and research institutions, PhD students, as well as practitioners, data scientists and employees in public statistical institutions.