Research Methods - Soc. Policy Books

New and Published Books

1. Life Course Perspectives on Military Service

   Edited by Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   This edited volume provides a comprehensive and critical review of what we know about military service and the life course, what we don’t know, and what we need to do to better understand the role of military service in shaping people's lives. It demonstrates that the military, like colleges and...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Challenges of Being a Rural Gay Man

   Coping with Stigma

   By Deborah Bray Preston, Anthony R. D'Augelli

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   Gay men often face struggles in the conservative world of rural life, due to the pervasive social stigmas associated with homosexuality and the lack of anonymity in a small-town setting. In this book, Preston and D’Augelli present the results of in-depth interviews and surveys with rural gay men,...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
3. Qualitative Research

   The essential guide to theory and practice

   By Maggi Savin-Baden, Claire Howell Major

   Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice provides a one-stop resource for all those approaching qualitative research for the first time, as well as those revisiting core concepts and issues. It presents a comprehensive overview of this rapidly developing field of inquiry,...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
4. A Primer of Multivariate Statistics

   3rd Edition

   By Richard J. Harris

   Drawing upon more than 30 years of experience in working with statistics, Dr. Richard J. Harris has updated A Primer of Multivariate Statistics to provide a model of balance between how-to and why. This classic text covers multivariate techniques with a taste of latent variable approaches....

   Published December 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
5. Latent Variable and Latent Structure Models

   Edited by George A. Marcoulides, Irini Moustaki

   Series: Quantitative Methodology Series

   This edited volume features cutting-edge topics from the leading researchers in the areas of latent variable modeling. Content highlights include coverage of approaches dealing with missing values, semi-parametric estimation, robust analysis, hierarchical data, factor scores, multi-group analysis,...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
6. Statistics for Psychologists

   An Intermediate Course

   By Brian S. Everitt

   Built around a problem solving theme, this book extends the intermediate and advanced student's expertise to more challenging situations that involve applying statistical methods to real-world problems. Data relevant to these problems are collected and analyzed to provide useful answers. Building...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
7. New Developments in Categorical Data Analysis for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

   Edited by L. Andries van der Ark, Marcel A. Croon, Klaas Sijtsma

   Series: Quantitative Methodology Series

   Categorical data are quantified as either nominal variables--distinguishing different groups, for example, based on socio-economic status, education, and political persuasion--or ordinal variables--distinguishing levels of interest, such as the preferred politician or the preferred type of...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
8. New Developments and Techniques in Structural Equation Modeling

   Edited by George A. Marcoulides, Randall E. Schumacker

   Featuring contributions from some of the leading researchers in the field of SEM, most chapters are written by the author(s) who originally proposed the technique and/or contributed substantially to its development. Content highlights include latent variable mixture modeling, multilevel modeling,...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
9. Modeling Intraindividual Variability With Repeated Measures Data

   Methods and Applications

   Edited by Scott L. Hershberger, D.S. Moskowitz

   Series: Multivariate Applications Series

   This book examines how individuals behave across time and to what degree that behavior changes, fluctuates, or remains stable. It features the most current methods on modeling repeated measures data as reported by a distinguished group of experts in the field. The goal is to make the latest...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
10. Sport, Difference and Belonging

    Conceptions of Human Variation in British Sport

    By James Rosbrook-Thompson

    Series: Routledge Advances in Ethnography

    This book combines historical and ethnographic components in examining the ideas about human variation subscribed to by coaches, commentators and sportspeople themselves. The book begins by interrogating the idea of the ‘impulsive’ black sportsman (and the ‘impulsive’ black male more generally),...

    Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge