Research Methodology for Social Sciences

ISBN-13: 9780367409845 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 268 str.

Rajat Acharyya; Nandan Bhattacharya

Opis

This volume provides a guide in social sciences through discussions on epistemological issues, debates over research methods, survey design, choice of sample, construction of indices, statistical inferences, and quantitative analyses of both qualitative and quantitative data by experts in the relevant fields.

Spis treści

Introduction Part I: Epistemological Issues 1. Methodological or Epistemological Issues in Social Research Part II: Debates in Research Methods 2. Towards a Pragmatic Centre: Debates on Qualitative Methodology 3. Ethnographic Fieldwork: The Predicaments and Possibilities 4. Diversity in Economics: An Examination and Defence of Heterodox Approach Part III: Methods of Conflict Analysis and Policy Evaluation 5. Game Theory: Strategy Design in Conflict Situations 6. Impact evaluation: a simple need and a difficult choice of methodology 7. Construction of Different Types of Indices in Social Science: Some Numerical Examples Part IV: Quantitative Research Methods and Predictive Analysis 8. Designing a Primary Survey-Based Research 9. Sampling Methods: A Survey 10. An Introduction to Statistical Inference 11. Problem of Endogeneity in Social Science Research 12. Quantitative Methods for Qualitative Variables in Social Science: An Introduction