Research methodology for social sciences

Research Methodology for Social Sciences provides guidelines for designing and conducting evidence-based research in social sciences and interdisciplinary studies using both qualitative and quantitative data. Blending the particularity of different sub-disciplines and interdisciplinary nature of soc...

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Other Authors: Acharyya, Rajat (Editor), Bhattacharya, Nandan (Editor)
Format: Book
Published: Abingdon : Routledge, c 2020.
Series:Contemporary issues in social science research
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Table of Contents:
  • 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