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Social science
85 topics across 6 chapters
Chapter 1
Foundations & core ideas
1
History of social thought
2 subtopics
2
Classical theorists reading notes (Durkheim, Weber, Marx)
3
Modern & contemporary theories overview (e.g., feminist, postcolonial, critical)
4
Core concepts & theory building
2 subtopics
5
Structure vs agency: apply to a real case (2-page analysis)
6
Power & inequality frameworks (stratification, intersectionality) summary sheet
7
Levels of analysis & comparison
2 subtopics
8
Micro/meso/macro: map variables and mechanisms for one phenomenon
9
Comparative reasoning: most-similar vs most-different systems (practice exercise)
Chapter 2
Research methods
10
Research process & literature review
2 subtopics
11
Turn a topic into a research question + testable hypotheses
12
Literature search workflow: keywords, snowballing, and citation management
13
Measurement & sampling
2 subtopics
14
Operationalization and construct validity: build a measurement plan
15
Sampling strategies: bias, representativeness, and nonresponse (checklist)
16
Qualitative methods
2 subtopics
17
Interview/focus group guide: design, piloting, and field notes
18
Thematic coding: code a small dataset and write a 1-page memo
19
Quantitative methods
2 subtopics
20
Regression essentials: interpretation, assumptions, and diagnostics (practice set)
21
Panel data intuition: fixed effects and omitted variable bias (worked example)
22
Causal inference & evaluation
2 subtopics
23
Causal DAGs: identify confounders, mediators, and colliders (practice)
24
Quasi-experiments overview: DiD, RDD, IV (when to use which)
25
Responsible research & ethics
2 subtopics
26
Informed consent, risk/benefit, and working with vulnerable populations
27
Privacy & data security: de-identification, access control, and retention plan
Chapter 3
Major disciplines
28
Sociology
2 subtopics
29
Stratification & mobility: mechanisms and measurement (concept map)
30
Organizations & social networks: roles, norms, and ties (case analysis)
31
Psychology
2 subtopics
32
Social cognition: heuristics, biases, and attribution (worked examples)
33
Groups & identity: norms, conformity, and intergroup relations (summary)
34
Economics
2 subtopics
35
Markets and welfare: supply/demand, surplus, and efficiency (practice problems)
36
Strategic interaction: game theory basics and Nash equilibrium intuition
37
Political science
2 subtopics
38
Institutions & governance: rules, incentives, and collective action (briefing note)
39
Public opinion & voting: measurement, polarization, and turnout (mini review)
40
Anthropology
2 subtopics
41
Ethnography fundamentals: participant observation and thick description (exercise)
42
Kinship/exchange/social organization: how anthropologists build explanations (notes)
43
Human geography
2 subtopics
44
Urbanization & spatial inequality: segregation, access, and neighborhoods (case)
45
GIS basics for social scientists: layers, spatial joins, and common pitfalls
Chapter 4
Data & analysis
46
Descriptive statistics & exploratory data analysis (EDA)
2 subtopics
47
EDA workflow: summaries, missingness checks, and simple plots (do it once end-to-end)
48
Association vs causation: common traps (Simpson’s paradox, selection bias)
49
Inferential statistics
2 subtopics
50
Confidence intervals & hypothesis tests: interpret correctly (practice)
51
Power, p-values, and multiple comparisons: avoid false confidence (checklist)
↗ Causal inference & evaluation (see Chapter 2)
52
Data visualization
2 subtopics
53
Chart selection & visual encoding: pick the right form for the question (worksheet)
54
Uncertainty & honesty in charts: error bars, distributions, and misleading scales
55
Computational social science
2 subtopics
56
Text-as-data basics: tokenization, dictionaries, and simple classifiers (concepts)
57
Social network analysis: nodes/edges, centrality, and homophily (worked example)
Chapter 5
Institutions & applications
58
Education & schooling
2 subtopics
59
Educational inequality: tracking, resources, and peer effects (mechanisms list)
60
Evaluate an education policy: build a simple logic model + outcomes table
61
Health, wellbeing & inequality
2 subtopics
62
Social determinants of health: pathways from society to outcomes (diagram)
63
Health disparities measurement: rates, standardization, and equity metrics (notes)
64
Work, organizations & labor
2 subtopics
65
Labor markets: wages, bargaining power, and the gig economy (brief analysis)
66
Organizations at work: incentives, culture, and principal–agent problems (case memo)
67
Law, crime & criminal justice
2 subtopics
68
Crime measurement: reporting, recording, and measurement bias (checklist)
69
Justice institutions & inequality: policing, courts, and incarceration (overview)
Chapter 6
Ethics & communication
↗ Responsible research & ethics (see Chapter 2)
70
Writing & argumentation
2 subtopics
71
Research paper structure: claims, evidence, warrants (outline a paper)
72
Citations & integrity: avoid plagiarism and keep reproducible reading notes
73
Presentations & storytelling
2 subtopics
74
Slides: narrative arc, audience design, and visual hierarchy (redo one deck)
75
Presenting results: uncertainty, limitations, and handling critique/Q&A (drill)
76
Community engagement & participatory research
2 subtopics
77
Stakeholder mapping and co-design basics (template + example)
78
Participatory action research: design a small, ethical pilot project

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