Guide to Preparing a Research Proposal

Answers to Questions in Approaches to Social Research

Answers to Selected Workbook Problems

Resources:

General Social Survey (GSS).  Information about the GSS and GSS data.  The user can identify variables, extract and analyze data, and locate references to studies based on GSS data.

Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA) Demonstration Survey Data Archive.  A program developed and maintained by the Survey Methods Program at the University of California, Berkeley, that enables the user to do quick and easy analyses of GSS data from the 1972-2000 GSS cumulative data file.

U.S. Census Bureau.  Census homepage with links to vast resources. 

The Research Paper.  An excellent description of the major parts of a research paper from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Trinity University.

Sociological Research:  Ethical Concerns.  A useful ethical guide developed by David Hummon at Holy Cross for students who are putting together research projects.

How Polls Are Conducted.  An overview of how the Gallup Organization conducts public opinion telephone surveys.  Describes the selection of a random sample, the selection of respondents within households, wording questions, conducting interviews, and interpreting the results.

A Sample of a Sample.  Describes the random digit dialing sampling procedure of the New York Times/CBS News Poll. 

Research Randomizer. This web site is designed to assist in drawing a random sample or randomly assigning subjects to experimental conditions.