Studying Society: The Essentials

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Psychology Press, 2006 - 220 strán (strany)

This introductory text combines study skills and research methods to provide students with an invaluable guide to the techniques, practical skills and methods of study that will enable them to achieve success in their academic courses and become effective 'students of society'. It covers key topics such as:

  • asking questions - how to formulate questions and think about essay and exam questions
  • looking for answers - the strengths and limitations of different information sources
  • collecting and organizing information - how to get the best from indexes, contents pages and electronic search engines
  • evaluating the authority, currency and validity of the information collected
  • communicating through essays, reports and oral presentations.

Throughout the book there is an emphasis on applying the problems and solutions presented, to 'real world' issues, including the use of examples and exercises immediately relevant to the undergraduate experience, everyday life and the contemporary concepts studied by the social scientist.

Coherent and up-to-date, this text will be an invaluable learning tool for students of any discipline involving the study of human beings and their societies.

 

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Thinking about society
5
Thinking about studying
14
Finding out about society
27
Academic books and articles
29
Official statistics and reports
36
The mass media
41
Personal experience
45
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46
Evaluating sources of information
100
Researching society
107
Quantitative research
117
Qualitative research
118
Linking theory and research
127
Alternative theoretical approaches vii
135
Communicating your ideas
149
Writing dissertations
163

The Internet
50
Using your sources
59
Search strategies
61
Search techniques
67
1 Keyword diagram
73
Getting the most out of your library and the Internet
81
Managing information
87
1 Search log
92
Reading strategies
94
Communicating using tables and diagrams
179
1 Diagram of the developing city from Burgess 1925
181
Communicating via the Internet
193
29
206
Afterthoughts
213
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