Sexual harassment, workplace authority, and the paradox of. The psychological impact of sexual harassment during the early. The processes by which women and men decide not to have or rear children are lengthy and complex. Principles of sociological inquiry qualitative and quantitative methods. She has served as a consultant on workplace sexual. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. For more details on it including licensing, click here. Sociologists study the different meanings and values that masculine and feminine gender roles hold in society. Principles of sociological inquiry by amy blackstone.
The last four paragraphs on the four types of nonscientific reasoning adapted from amy blackstone, sociological inquiry principles. Qualitative and quantitative methods, blackstone stresses the importance of understanding research methods in order to pursue an advanced degree. He studied the line between craftsmanship and skilled manual labour. Amy blackstone is associate professor of sociology at the university of maine. I didnt recognize it as a bad experience until i was. Oct 11, 2012 sociological inquiry procedure defining problem it is important that the researcher delimits the scope and breadth of the problem and define the phenomena to focus on. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar.
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Amy blackstone, professor 5728 fernald hall, room 201d orono, me 044695728 207 5812392 207 5811762 fax email amy blackstone amy blackstone s cv childfree by choice. This is about the author, article 1 from the book sociological inquiry principles. Equal employment opportunity commission eeoc defines it as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that interferes with ones employment or work performance or creates a hostile or offensive. As an active researcher herself, blackstone is acutely aware of the need for a balanced approach of both qualitative and quantitative methods of sociological inquiry. All figures in this section are copied from blackstone, a. Groups of course vary in size, and almost no group is too small or too large to be of interest to sociologists. After the first year, you may remain active by renewing your membership and to continue receiving the. Sexual harassment, workplace authority, and the paradox of power. Analysis of data from qualitative interviews with 21 women and 10 men reveals two primary themes in adults descriptions of their decision not to have children. Together, my experiences as a student, researcher, and teacher shape the three overriding objectives of. Policy training is a popular tool for sexual harassment prevention because it is a simple and relatively affordable way to demonstrate symbolic compliance with antidiscrimination law. As such, the text reflects public sociologys emphasis on making sociology accessible and readable.
This online college course provides a basic introduction to research in sociology. Sociology school faculty scholarship sociology the. No one can validate that claim more than a teacher or student. Amys professional background amy completed her phd in sociology at the university of texasaustin in 2007. Introduction to sociologysociological methods wikibooks. According to bernard barber, sociological inquiry is the collection and ordering of facts in terms of a conceptual theoretical model.
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In addition, amy blackstones experience as an active researcher who uses both qualitative and quantitative methods made her acutely aware of the need for a balanced approach in teaching methods of sociological inquiry. Principles of sociological inquiry qualitative and quantitative. Using a variety of examples from published sociological research, this text also aims to provide balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Amy blackstone university of maine, orono, maine, usa jason houle dartmouth college, hanover, new hampshire, usa christopher uggen university of minnesota, minneapolis, minnesota, usa analyzing interview data from 33 women and men, we examine how perceptions of sexual harassment are linked to age, experience, and historical context. Faculty experiences in the process of promotion to professor, susan k. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to research methods from the perspective of the discipline of social work. What social factors led to the process of radicalization and political violence.
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This document was created with prince, a great way of getting web content onto paper. Social currents, the official journal of the southern sociological society, is a broadranging social science journal that focuses on cuttingedge research from all methodological and theoretical orientations with implications for national and international sociological communities. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, her research includes studies of workplace harassment, childfree adults, and activism in the breast cancer and antirape movements. This text was adapted by the saylor foundation under a. At this point, you may be wondering about the relevance of research methods to your life. Test bank for principles of sociological inquiry qualitative and. Harassment of older adults in the workplace, amy blackstone.
Research on the decision not to parent, amy blackstone and mahala dyer stewart. Using a variety of examples from published sociological research, this text also aims to provide balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative. The movement redefining family and creating a new age of independence by dr. Amy blackstone, professor 5728 fernald hall, room 201d orono, me 044695728 207 5812392 207 5811762 fax email amy blackstone amy blackstones cv childfree by choice. She enjoyed the material but wondered about its relevance to her everyday life and future plans the idea that one day she would be teaching such a class hadnt yet occurred to her. Qualitative and quantitative methods, amy blackstone, started envisioning this textbook while sitting in her own undergraduate sociology research methods class. Blackstone s expertise lies in the areas of families, gender in the workplace, activism and volunteering, and qualitative research methods. Also, as a teacher i have learned that students will simply not read what they perceive to be boring, full of jargon, or overly technical. Christopher uggen amy blackstone university of minnesota university of maine drawing on recent insights from the study of legal consciousness and gender relations, the authors test the generality of catharine mackinnons theory of the sexual.
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