Preface

Introduction: Doing Empirical Social Science Research
Eszter Hargittai

Spit, Sweat, and Tears: Gathering Biological Data in Naturalistic Settings
Emma K. Adam, Leah D. Doane and Kathryn Mendelsohn

Field Experiments for Studies of Discrimination
Devah Pager

Part of the Community
Laura Clawson

The Challenges of In-Depth Interviews with Disadvantaged Respondents
Joan Walling

Online Survey: Instant Publication, Instant Mistake, All of the Above
Gina Walejko

Herding Cats Online: Real Studies of Virtual Communities
Dmitri Williams and Li Xiong

How Technical is Technology Research? Acquiring and Deploying Technical Knowledge in Social Research Projects
Christian Sandvig

On Unexpected Events: Navigating the Sudden Research Opportunity of 9/11
Karen Albright

WAT R U DOIN? Studying the Thumb Generation Using Text Messaging
Eszter Hargittai and Chris Karr

Giving Mega Attention to Macro Research: The Rewards and Challenges of Quantitative Cross-National Data Collection and Analysis
Nina Bandelj

Secondary Analysis of Large Social Surveys
Jeremy Freese

Doing Archival Research: How to Find a Needle in a Haystack
Jason Gallo