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Investigating the social world : the process and practice of research / Russell K. Schutt.
Annenberg Library - Reserve HN29 .S34 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schutt, Russell K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social problems--Research.
- Social problems.
- Social sciences--Research.
- Social sciences.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 618 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Seventh edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2012]
- Summary:
- "A comprehensive, balanced text text for Research Methods courses found in Sociology, Communication/Journalism, Political Science, Public Administration, and other social science disciplines. It is used in undergraduate through graduate level courses"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Science, society, and social research
- The process and problems of social research
- Research ethics and philosophies
- Conceptualization and measurement
- Sampling
- Research design and causation
- Experiments
- Survey research
- Qualitative methods
- Qualitative data analysis
- Evaluation and policy research
- Historical and comparative research
- Secondary data analysis and content analysis
- Quantitative data analysis
- Summarizing and reporting research
- Appendix A: Questions to ask about a research article
- Appendix B: How to read a research article
- Appendix C: Table of random numbers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781412999809
- 1412999804
- 9781412999816
- 1412999812
- OCLC:
- 742339167
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