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Principles of Sociological Inquiry – Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

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Principles of Sociological Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods provides balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative approaches by integrating a variety of examples from recent and classic sociological research. The text challenges students to debate and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both approaches. Finally, one of the most important goals of Principles of Sociological Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods is to introduce students to the core principles of social research in a way that is straightforward and engaging. As such, the text reflects public sociology’s emphasis on making sociology accessible and readable. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Linking Methods With Theory Chapter 3: Research Ethics Chapter 4: Beginning a Research Project Chapter 5: Research Design Chapter 6: Defining and Measuring Concepts Chapter 7: Sampling Chapter 8: Survey Research: A Quantitative Technique Chapter 9: Interviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Chapter 10: Field Research: A Qualitative Technique Chapter 11: Unobtrusive Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Chapter 12: Other Methods of Data Collection and Analysis Chapter 13: Sharing Your Work Chapter 14: Reading and Understanding Social Research Chapter 15: Research Methods in the Real World

Material Type: Textbook

Author: Amy Blackstone

Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World

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The founders of sociology in the United States wanted to make a difference. A central aim of the sociologists of the Chicago school was to use sociological knowledge to achieve social reform. A related aim of sociologists like Jane Addams, W.E.B. DuBois, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett and others since was to use sociological knowledge to understand and alleviate gender, racial, and class inequality. Steve Barkan’s Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World makes sociology relevant for today’s students by balancing traditional coverage with a fresh approach that takes them back to sociology’s American roots in the use of sociological knowledge for social reform. Print on demand edition available here: https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469659282/sociology/

Material Type: Textbook

Author: Steve Barkan

Immigrant and Refugee Families, 2nd Ed.

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Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences uses a family systems lens to discuss challenges and strengths of immigrant and refugee families in the United States. Chapters address immigration policy, human rights issues, economic stress, mental health and traumatic stress, domestic violence, and substance abuse, among others.

Material Type: Textbook

Authors: Catherine Solheim, Co-edited with equal contribution by Jaime Ballard, Elizabeth Wieling, Lekie Dwanyen

Art Appreciation

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Art Appreciation thoroughly investigates how quality is determined and created by artists in order to evaluate and appreciate art on a deeper level. This course emphasizes why each topic contributes to valuing a piece of art and provides the necessary knowledge to do so. Students are first introduced to the elements and principles of art and the importance of artists’ context and perspective. The course then covers different periods in art history, different techniques in art, and how to research and evaluate art.

Material Type: Full Course, Textbook

Author: Wendy Riley

Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource [Complete Collection of Lessons]

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This course explores the world’s visual arts, focusing on the development of visual awareness, assessment, and appreciation by examining a variety of styles from various periods and cultures while emphasizing the development of a common visual language. The materials are meant to foster a broader understanding of the role of visual art in human culture and experience from the prehistoric through the contemporary. This is an Open Educational Resource (OER), an openly licensed educational material designed to replace a traditional textbook.

Material Type: Full Course

Author: Marie Porterfield Barry