The Basics of Social Research

Chapter Eleven.  Unobtrusive Research

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CONTENT ANALYSIS
    Topics Appropriate to Content Analysis
    Sampling in Content Analysis
    Coding in Content Analysis
    Illustrations of Content Analysis
    Strengths and Weaknesses of Content Analysis		 Enhancement Module: Grounded Theory Method web sites
Enhancement Module:  Impact of the observer
ANALYZING EXISTING STATISTICS
    Durkheim’s Study of Suicide
    Units of Analysis
    Problems of Validity
    Problems of Reliability
    Sources of Existing Statistics
HISTORICAL/COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
    Examples of Historical/Comparative Analysis
    Sources of Historical/Comparative Data
    Analytical Techniques