phd in 4 years -- myth? possibility? did you live the dream? [more inside]
posted by crawfo on Aug 20, 2009 - 10 answers

Choosing a bachelor's degree program if I want to be a mediator: social science or sociology (or something else?) [more inside]
posted by Danila on Jun 25, 2009 - 17 answers

Gradschoolfilter (Social Science): Qualitative Comparative Analysis - help a Historian understand this method! Can anyone recommend any good papers? [more inside]
posted by Jakob on May 11, 2009 - 2 answers

OK, so I want to do a content analysis of cult films. Help me operationally define what a cult film is. [more inside]
posted by rachelpapers on May 6, 2009 - 22 answers

Paging ROU_Xenophobe and other applied statistics researchers: Why are people who do a significant amount of applied statistics and statistical computing enrolled in poli sci/sociology grad programs rather than statistics? [more inside]
posted by thisjax on Dec 10, 2008 - 8 answers

What are some awesome Twitter feeds - cool people or information I need to know? [more inside]
posted by l33tpolicywonk on Nov 3, 2008 - 15 answers

What have been the most important books in social science (including psychology, political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, "applied" social sciences like marketing, and so on) of the past 50 years?
posted by Malad on Jun 3, 2008 - 19 answers

What's some speculative fiction that uses magic or fictional technology to explore psychology, sociology, or political science in a deep way? I'm not as much interested here in fabulous monsters or space operas or even deep thinking about physics -- I'm interested in books that explore the nature of the mind and/or human society by imagining a world that worked differently.
posted by shivohum on Apr 13, 2008 - 45 answers

What should I be doing to find a job in Calgary's supposedly "hot" economy? I just finished a Master's degree in the social sciences (interdisciplinary, but focused mostly on anthropology of science) and my job hunt has been terribly unsuccessful so far. Are there career opportunities I'm not seeing? Am I out of luck unless I'm an IT person or petroleum engineer? [more inside]
posted by mariokrat on Jul 19, 2007 - 11 answers

Social science research, online indexes, and EndNote. Help? [more inside]
posted by stonerose on Oct 14, 2004 - 2 answers