TY  - BOOK
AU  - Luker,Kristin
TI  - Salsa dancing into the social sciences: research in an age of info-glut 
SN  - 9780674048218 (pbk.)
AV  - H 62 L954s 2010
U1  - 300.72 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Cambridge, Mass., London
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
N1  - Originally published: 2008; Includes bibliographical references and index; Salsa dancing? In the social sciences? -- What's it all about? -- An ode to canonical social science -- What is this a case of, anyway? -- Reviewing the literature -- On sampling, operationalization, and generalization -- Getting down to the nitty-gritty -- Field (and other) methods -- Historical-comparative methods -- Data reduction and analysis -- Living your life as a salsa-dancing social scientist
N2  - Savvy, witty, and sensible, this book is both a handbook for defining and completing a research project, and an astute introduction to the neglected history and changeable philosophy of modern social science
ER  -