{"product_id":"seven-rules-for-social-research-9780691135670","title":"Seven Rules for Social Research","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeven Rules for Social Research\u003c\/i\u003e teaches social scientists how to get the most out of their technical skills and tools, providing a resource that fully describes the strategies and concepts no researcher or student of human behavior can do without. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Glenn Firebaugh provides indispensable practical guidance for anyone doing research in the social and health sciences today, whether they are undergraduate or graduate students embarking on their first major research projects or seasoned professionals seeking to incorporate new methods into their research. The rules are the basis for discussions of a broad range of issues, from choosing a research question to inferring causal relationships, and are illustrated with applications and case studies from sociology, economics, political science, and related fields. Though geared toward quantitative methods, the rules also work for qualitative research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeven Rules for Social Research\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for students and researchers who want to take their technical skills to new levels of precision and insight, and for instructors who want a textbook for a second methods course. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Seven Rules \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eThere should be the possibility of surprise in social research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eLook for differences that make a difference, and report them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild reality checks into your research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eReplicate where possible. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompare like with like.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse panel data to study individual change and repeated cross-section data to study social change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eLet method be the servant, not the master.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlenn Firebaugh\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Geography of Global Income Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50917820891410,"sku":"9780691135670","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_38ae5ac6-a5a0-4526-8bb7-b0e674066863.jpg?v=1738870760","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seven-rules-for-social-research-9780691135670","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}