MIT 博士研究方法 I 指定書目
這是各堂課的指定閱讀清單，並非講義或讀物全文。 中文課名協助辨認課次；書目保留原名。
S&S 指 Singleton 與 Straits 的 Approaches to Social Research，第 3 版（1999）。
第 1 堂 導論與研究流程：構想與證據
- Bailyn, Lotte. “Research as a cognitive process.” Quality and Quantity 11 (1977): 97-117.
- S&S, Chapter 4
- Ragin, Charles. Constructing Social Research . Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 1994, chapter 3. ISBN: 0803990219.
第 2 堂 何謂理論；理解資料
- Lave, Charles A., and James G. March. “An Introduction to Speculation” and “The Evaluation of Speculations” . Chapters 2 and 3 in An Introduction to Models in the Social Sciences . Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1993. ISBN: 0819183814.
- Merton, Robert K. “On Sociological Theories of the Middle Range.” In Social Theory and Social Structure . New York: The Free Press, 1968, pp. 39-53. ISBN: 0029211301.
- Hedström, Peter, and Richard Swedberg. “Social Mechanisms: An Introductory Essay.” In Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory . Edited by Peter Hedström, and Richard Swedberg. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, pp. 1-31. ISBN: 0521596874.
- Discussion of Exercise
第 3 堂 研究倫理；圖書館介紹
- Examine the MIT policies and procedures for research on human subjects and determine what you will have to do to comply with MIT policies in order to carry out your research project.
- Kifner, John. “Scholar Sets Off Gastronomic False Alarm.” New York Times, September 8, 2001.
- Milgram, Stanley. “Some conditions of obedience and disobedience to authority.” Human Relations 18 (1965): 57-75.
- Scarr, Sandra. “Race and Gender as Psychological Variables: Social and Ethical Issues.” American Psychologist 43 (1988): 56-59.
- S&S, Chapter 17
第 4 堂 實驗與測量的邏輯、效度與信度
- S&S, Chapters 5 and 7
- Zelditch, Morris. “Can you really study an army in a laboratory?” In A Sociological Reader on Complex Organizations . Edited by Amitai Etzioni. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1961, pp. 528-539. ISBN: 0030474612.
- Kray, L. J., L. Thompson, and A. Galinsky. “Battle of the sexes: Gender stereotype confirmation and reactance in negotiations.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 80 (2001): 942-958.
- Cohen, Bernard. “Tying Concepts to Observations.” Chapter 8 in Developing Sociological Knowledge . 1989. ISBN: 0830411232.
- Becker, Howard S. “Concepts.” Chapter 4 in Tricks of the Trade: How to Think About Your Research While You’re Doing It . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. ISBN: 0226041239.
第 5 堂 準實驗；研究計畫提案
- Judd, Charles M., Eliot R. Smith, and Louise H. Kidder. Research Methods in Social Relations . Orlando: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991, pp. 101-123. ISBN: 0030311497.
- Goldthorpe, John H. “Causation, Statistics & Sociology.” European Sociological Review 17 (2001): 1-20.
- Bendersky, Corrine. “Dispute resolution system effectiveness: complementarities and mediators.” Unpublished manuscript, UCLA, 2003.
第 6 堂 進一步闡明：因果關係與因果推論
- Agresti, Alan, and Barbara Finlay. Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences . San Francisco: Dellen Publishing, 1986, pp. 292-305. ISBN: 0023011203 .
- Baron, Reuben M., and David A. Kenny. “The Moderator-Mediator Variable Distinction in Social Psychological Research.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 51 (1986): 1173-1182.
第 7 堂 作業 I；來賓；即將有繁重作業，宜本週開始
第 8 堂 分析單位與層次；抽樣與選擇問題；常見問題及陷阱
- Babbie, Earl R. The Practice of Social Research . Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1997, pp. 92-104. ISBN: 053450468X.
- S&S, Chapter 6
- Berk, Richard A. “An Introduction to Sample Selection Bias in Sociological Data.” American Sociological Review 48 (1983): 386-398.
- Lieberson, Stanley. “Selectivity.” Chapter 2 in Making it Count . Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1985. ISBN: 0520053508.
- Kolata, Gina. “Hormone Studies: What Went Wrong?” New York Times , April 22, 2003.
- King, Gary, Robert O. Keohane, and Sidney Verba. “Understanding What to Avoid.” Chapter 5 in Designing Social Inquiry . Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994. ISBN: 0691034710.
- Optional: Rousseau, Denise. “Issues of Level in Organizational Research.” Research in Organizational Behavior 7 (1985): 1-37.
第 9 堂 實證主義與非實證主義；作出貢獻
- Popper, Karl R. “A Survey of Some Fundamental Problems.” Chapter 1 in The Logic of Scientific Discovery . New York: Science Editions, Inc., 1961.
- Dougherty, Deborah. “Building Grounded Theory: Some Principles and Practices.” In The Blackwell Companion to Organizations . Edited by J. A. C. Baum. Blackwell Publishers, 2002, pp. 849-867. ISBN: 0631216944.
- McGrath, Joseph E., Janie R. Kelly, and Jean E. Rhodes. “A feminist perspective on research methodology: Some metatheoretical issues, contrasts, and choices.” Chapter 2 in Gender Issues in Contemporary Society . Edited by S. Oskamp, and M. Costanzo. Sage, 1993. ISBN: 0803952295.
- McGrath, Joseph E., Joanne Martin, and Richard A. Kulka. “Some quasi-rules for making judgment calls in research.” Chapter 4 in Judgment Calls in Research . Edited by J. E. McGrath, J. Martin, and R. A. Kulka. Sage, 1982. ISBN: 0803918747.
- Wagner, David G., and Joseph Berger. “Do Sociological Theories Grow?” American Journal of Sociology 90 (1985): 697-728.
第 10 堂 研究計畫進度更新；來賓
第 11 堂 完成研究：實作中的問題；來賓
- Stinchcombe, Arthur L., and Richard Ofshe. “On Journal Editing as a Probabilistic Process.” The American Sociologist 4 (1969): 116-117.
- Stinchcombe, Arthur L. “On Getting ‘Hung-Up’ and Other Assorted Illnesses.” In Stratification and Organization . Edited by A. L. Stinchcombe. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986, pp. 271-281. ISBN: 0521325889.
- Becker, Howard S. “Persona and Authority.” Chapter 2 in Writing for Social Scientists . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986. ISBN: 0226041085.
- Buchanan, David, et. al. “Getting in, getting on, getting out, and getting back.” In Doing Research in Organizations . Edited by A. Bryman. Routledge, 1988, pp. 53-67. ISBN: 0415002583.