Hands-on Sociology

This combination text and workbook teaches beginning sociology students how they can use statistical measures and archival data to test hypotheses about the social world.Popular features in this text include: A hands-on, active approach to learning that encourages students to do real data analysis in the first sociology courses Step-by-step instructions that guide students through each activity Activities followed by a set of self-test questions that help students test their understanding of the data Exercises written to use the General Social Survey, U.S. Census, National Election Surveys, and other professional quality datasets An overview in Chapter 1 of basic terms and techniques, such as hypothesis testing, survey research, sampling, descriptive statistics and tests of statistical significance, and chi-square analysis A wide range of topics, including family lifestyles and change, political values and behavior, religious affiliation, crime, drug use, gambling, aging, urbanization/suburbanizationFeigelman, William is the author of 'Hands-on Sociology', published 2005 under ISBN 9780205428465 and ISBN 0205428460.