Investigating the social world : the process and practice of research /
Schutt, Russell K.
Investigating the social world : the process and practice of research / Russell K. Schutt. - Seventh edition. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, Incorporated, 2012. - xxiv, 618 pages : illustration (some colored) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
1412999804 (pbk.) 1412999812 (pbk. w/SPSS CD) 9781412999809 9781412999816 (pbk. w/SPSS CD)
2011031279
Social problems--Research.
Social sciences--Research.
HN29 / .S34 2012
361.1072
Investigating the social world : the process and practice of research / Russell K. Schutt. - Seventh edition. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, Incorporated, 2012. - xxiv, 618 pages : illustration (some colored) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
1412999804 (pbk.) 1412999812 (pbk. w/SPSS CD) 9781412999809 9781412999816 (pbk. w/SPSS CD)
2011031279
Social problems--Research.
Social sciences--Research.
HN29 / .S34 2012
361.1072