Tricks of the Trade

Assisted by Becker`s sage advice, students can make better sense of their research and simultaneously generate fresh ideas on where to look next for new data. The tricks cover four broad areas of social science: the creation of imagery to guide research; methods of sampling to generate maximum variety in the data; the development of concepts to organize findings; and the use of logical methods to explore systematically the implications of what is found. 5 tables. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.