Principles of sociological inquiry by amy blackstone. This text emphasizes the relevance of research methods for the everyday lives of its readers. When you were initiated, you became a lifetime member of alpha kappa delta. This text was adapted by the saylor foundation under a. Heather mclaughlin, christopher uggen, and amy blackstone.
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This online college course provides a basic introduction to research in sociology. Research on the decision not to parent, amy blackstone and mahala dyer stewart. Qualitative and quantitative methods, blackstone stresses the importance of understanding research methods in order to pursue an advanced degree. She enjoyed the material but wondered about its relevance to her everyday life and future plans the idea that one day she would be teaching such a class hadnt yet occurred to her. Amy blackstone is associate professor of sociology at the university of maine. Earl babbie, the practice of social research, 10th edition, wadsworth, thomson learning inc. For more details on it including licensing, click here. This text emphasizes the relevance of all ebooks are providing for research and information. A primary focus of her work is the study of workplace harassment. She is author of principles of sociological inquiry. Analysis of data from qualitative interviews with 21 women and 10 men reveals two primary themes in.
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Christopher uggen amy blackstone university of minnesota university of maine drawing on recent insights from the study of legal consciousness and gender relations, the authors test the generality of catharine mackinnons theory of the sexual. This document was created with prince, a great way of getting web content onto paper. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, her research includes studies of workplace harassment, childfree adults, and activism in the breast cancer and antirape movements. Amy blackstone, professor 5728 fernald hall, room 201d orono, me 044695728 207 5812392 207 5811762 fax email amy blackstone amy blackstone s cv childfree by choice. Principles of sociological inquiry qualitative and. Using a variety of examples from published sociological research, this text also aims to provide balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative. Social research methods galileo open learning materials. Families, friendship groups, and street gangs make up some of the more common microlevel groups examined by sociologists. Scientific inquiry in social work open textbook library. Whether or not you choose to become a sociologist, you should care about research methods for two basic reasons. The uniqueness of social currents lies in its format. Center of inquiry in the liberal arts at wabash college website. He studied the line between craftsmanship and skilled manual labour.
A norm of voluntary participation is presumed in all sociological research projects. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, her research. Knowledge from decades of sociological research helps us understandand changethe reality of sexual harassment in academic workplaces and beyond. In addition to her collaborative research on younger workers harassment experiences, she studies workplace harassment of adults in their 60s and older.
Sexual harassment, workplace authority, and the paradox of. Amy blackstone amy blackstone is associate professor and chair of sociology at the university of maine where she studies childfree adults and workplace satisfaction and harassment. Test bank for principles of sociological inquiry qualitative and. I will end with some of amys plans for the journal. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to research methods from the perspective of the discipline of social work. Before purchasing principles of sociological inquiry. Also, as a teacher i have learned that students will simply not read what they perceive to be boring, full of jargon, or overly technical. As an active researcher herself, blackstone is acutely aware of the need for a balanced approach of both qualitative and quantitative methods of sociological. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Glenn firebaugh, seven rules for social research, princeton university press, 2008, isbn 97806915670. Equal employment opportunity commission eeoc defines it as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that interferes with ones employment or work performance or creates a hostile or offensive. Social currents, the official journal of the southern sociological society, is a broadranging social science journal that focuses on cuttingedge research from all methodological and theoretical orientations with implications for national and international sociological communities. I didnt recognize it as a bad experience until i was much. Sexual hharassment as aa ggendered eexpression oof ppower.
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She has served as a consultant on workplace sexual. Harassment of older adults in the workplace, amy blackstone. In other words, we cannot force anyone to participate in our research without that persons knowledge or consent so much for that truman show experiment. Research, to amy blackstones oer the principles of sociological inquiry. Oct 11, 2012 sociological inquiry procedure defining problem it is important that the researcher delimits the scope and breadth of the problem and define the phenomena to focus on. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Sociology school faculty scholarship sociology the. Your professor doesnt come up in our search results. Researchers must therefore design procedures to obtain subjects informed consent a subjects voluntary agreement to participate in. Keywords amy blackstone, fertility, childfree, childless, reproduction consider the following comments, the first from bob, a partnered, childfree man in his late 30s, people who have decided not to have kids arguably have been more thoughtful than those who decided to have kids.
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