BIBFRAME Work

Title

Becoming a social science researcher

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Parrott, Bruce, 1945- (author )

Subject

• Social scientists--Vocational guidance (FAST)
• Social scientists--Vocational guidance (LCSH)
• Social sciences--Research--Methodology (LCSH)
• Social sciences--Research--Vocational guidance (FAST)
• Social sciences--Research--Methodology (FAST)
• Social sciences--Research--Vocational guidance (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• DDC: 300.72
• LCC: H62.5.N6 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text
• still image

Supplementary content

• index
• bibliography

Table of Contents

Preview. Introduction : why you should read this book -- Your quest in context. Perception and misperception in life and scholarship -- Social science and history -- Scholarship as social process and as politics -- progress in the social sciences : real and imaginary -- Dimensions in the social sciences -- Your quest : weighing intellectual choices. Building professional relationships and preparing for your doctoral exams -- Choosing research problems : personal values and disciplinary agendas -- Concepts and concept formation -- Theories, hypotheses, and research designs -- Case studies and comparative methods -- Logics of explanation -- Your quest : from planning to finishing. Planning your project and writing a prospectus -- Mapping research resources and gathering evidence -- Producing a draft -- Through the jungle : guiding your reader (and yourself) -- Getting to go : defending and passing -- Your choices and your futures.

Authorized Access Point

Parrott, Bruce, 1945-. Becoming a social science researcher

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• Date: 2026-09-11T20:23:49.908373+00:00
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• Derived from: 23976587

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