ISBN:
9783531188980
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law
DDC:
306.072
Keywords:
Social sciences
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
Jost Reinecke
Abstract:
The volume addresses major features in empirical social research from methodological and theoretical perspectives. Prominent researchers discuss central problems in empirical social research in a theory-driven way from political science, sociological or social-psychological points of view. These contributions focus on a renewed discussion of foundations together with innovative and open research questions or interdisciplinary research perspectives. Samuel Salzborn is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science, University of Giessen. Eldad Davidov is Professor at the Institute of Sociology, University of Zürich. Jost Reinecke is Professor at the Faculty of Sociology, University of Bielefeld.
Description / Table of Contents:
Table of Contents; Introduction; I. Theoretical Reflections; Politics, evidence, treatment, evaluation, responsibility - The models PETER and PETER-S; 1 Politics; 2 Evidence; 3 Treatment; 4 Evaluation; 5 Responsibility; 6 The model PETER-S; 7 References; The Research Program of the Rational Choice Approach: A Reconstruction; 1 Some Characterizations of the Rational Choice Approach; 2 The Explanation Thesis; 3 The Explanation Postulate; 4 The Reconstruction Thesis; 5 The Collectivistic Program; 6 Discussion; 7 References
Description / Table of Contents:
Critique as Premise. Reflections on methodological commonalities between critical rationalism and critical theory1 Falsification and Negation; 2 Critique of the Utopic; 3 The Place of Critical Thought; 4 Literature; Values, Attitudes, and Behavior; 1 Conclusion; 2 References; Toward Refining the Theory of Basic Human Values; 1 References; II. Methodological Developments; Faked Interviews; 1 Motivation of Interviewers; 2 Explanations for Cheating; 3 How to Control Interviewers; 4 How to Fake Interviews; 5 Discussion; 6 References; Modeling traits and method effects as latent variables
Description / Table of Contents:
1 Models for multitrait-multimethod designs2 Definition of latent variables in multitrait-multimethod models; 3 References; The Empirical Study of Ethical Issues in Survey Participation; 1 Informed Consent, Confidentiality, and Survey Participation; 2 Perceptions of Risks and Benefits as Factors in Survey Participation; 3 Informed Consent, Paradata, and Survey Participation; 4 References; Mixture Models for Longitudinal Analysis: Applications of Adolescents' Development of Delinquency; 1 References; The Application of the Reasoned Action Approach to Survey Nonresponse
Description / Table of Contents:
1 Antecedents of nonresponse behavior- An overview and discussion2 Usability of the reasoned action approach to survey participation; 3 Recommendations for application and future studies; 4 References; Multigroup and Multilevel Approaches to Measurement Equivalence; 1 Comparing SEM and MLM; 2 Comparing SEM and MLM in a Simulation; 3 Simulation Results; 4 Discussion; 5 References; When are item intercept differences substantively relevant in measurement invariance testing?; 1 Previous research: criteria in invariance testing; 2 How changes in item intercepts affect latent mean estimates
Description / Table of Contents:
3 An application to ESS data4 Conclusion; 5 References; The impact of response format on attitude measurement; 1 Unipolar versus bipolar scales; 2 Method and data collection; 3 Hypotheses; 4 Results; 5 Summary and Discussion; 6 References; 7 Appendix; III. Discrimination, Nationalism, and Authoritarianism; Anomia and Discrimination; 1 Data set and methodological approach; 2 Empirical analysis; 3 Conclusion; 4 References; Personal Threat, Collective Threat, and Discriminatory Attitudes. The Case of Foreign Workers in Israel; 1 Theoretical Considerations and Expectations; 2 The setting - Israel
Description / Table of Contents:
3 Data and Variables
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-531-18898-0
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