An invitation to social research : how it's done /
Emily Stier Adler, Rhode Island College, Roger Clark, Rhode Island College.
- Fifth edition.
- xxi, 502 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
The uses of social research -- Theory and research -- Ethics and social research -- Planning a research project -- Sampling -- Measurement -- Cross-sectional, longitudinal, and case study designs -- Experimental research -- Questionnaires and structured interviews -- Qualitative interviewing -- Observational techniques -- Using available data -- Content analysis -- Applied social research -- Quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
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Sociology--Research--Methodology. Social sciences--Research--Methodology. Social sciences--Research--Methodology. Sociology--Research--Methodology.