Understanding survey methodology: sociological theory and applications
This volume ambitiously applies sociological theory to create an understanding of aspects of survey methodology. It focuses on the interplay between sociology and survey methodology: what sociological theory and approaches can offer to survey research and vice versa. The volume starts with a focus on direct connections between sociological theories and their applications in survey research. It further presents cutting-edge, original research that applies the "sociological imagination" to substa…
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- Full title :Understanding survey methodology : sociological theory and applications / Philip S. Brenner, editor.
Summary
This volume ambitiously applies sociological theory to create an understanding of aspects of survey methodology. It focuses on the interplay between sociology and survey methodology: what sociological theory and approaches can offer to survey research and vice versa. The volume starts with a focus on direct connections between sociological theories and their applications in survey research. It further presents cutting-edge, original research that applies the "sociological imagination" to substantive concerns important to sociologists, survey methodologists, and social scientists and includes issues such as health, immigration, race/ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and criminal justice
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- Publication Date:2020
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Springer
- Place of Publication:Cham, Switzerland
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9783030472566, 3030472566
- DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-47256-6
- oclc:on1202752229
- LC Classification:HM538
- Dewey Decimal:300.723
Table of Contents
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Why Survey Methodology Needs Sociology and Why Sociology Needs Survey Methodology -- Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Sociological Theory and Survey Methodology -- Chapter 2: Towards Survey Response Rate Theories That No Longer Pass Each Other Like Strangers in the Night -- What Is a Theory? -- Factors that Influence Survey Response Rates -- Connections Among Influence Factors in Survey Designs -- Review of Existing Response Rate Theories -- Cognitive Dissonance Theory -- Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior Theory
Adult-to-Adult Communication Theory -- Gamification Theory -- Influence Theory -- Pre-suasion Theory -- Leverage Saliency Theory -- Benefit-Cost Theory -- Social-Exchange Theory -- Ships That Pass Silently in the Night -- Where Do We Go from Here? -- A Clear Definition of Theoretical Purpose Is Needed -- Theories Must Take into Account Potential Influences Not Considered in Past Theories -- Explicit Connections Need to Be Made Between Known Influences on Response Rates and General Theories of Response -- Theories Need to Be Multi-disciplinary -- Testing Comprehensive Designs -- Conclusion
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