Method and meaning in polls and surveys
Howard Schuman
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Title and Author
Method and meaning in polls and surveys / Howard SchumanPublication Details
کمبریج : Harvard University Press، 2008مPhysical Description
xiii, 214 p.: ill.; 25 cm.Subject
Social surveysSocial sciences Research
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 191-702( and index.
Contents
Introduction: Polls and surveys, methods and meanings -- Ordinary questions, survey questions, and policy questions -- The primordial distinction between open and closed attitude questions -- Interpretive survey research : why questions -- Artifacts are in the mind of the beholder -- The survey world and other worlds -- Hunting a social science snark -- Conclusion: A brief look back at meanings and methods, surveys and polls