Title:
Social research methods : qualitative and quantitative approaches
Author:
Neuman, W. Lawrence (William Lawrence), 1950-
ISBN:
9780205297719
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Edition:
4th ed.
Publication Information:
Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c2000.
Physical Description:
xiv, 558 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
1. Science and Research. -- 2. Dimensions of Research. -- 3. Theory and Research. -- 4. The Meanings of Methodology. -- 5. The Ethics and Politics of Social Research. -- 7. Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement. -- 8. Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling. -- 9. Experimental Research. -- 10. Survey Research. -- 11. Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis. -- 12. Analysis of Quantitative Data. -- 13. Field Research. -- 14. Historical-Comparative Research. -- 15. Analysis of Qualitative Data. -- 16. Reviewing the Literature and Writing a Report. -- Appendix A: American Sociological Association Code of Ethics. -- Appendix B: Table of Randomly Selected Five-Digit Numbers. -- Appendix C: Sample of Data Archives and Resources for Secondary Analysis. -- Appendix D: Measurement Theory and Specialized Techniques for Index and Scale Construction.
Abstract:
This comprehensive text offers students balanced coverage of both the qualitative and quantitative approaches to social research. The fourth edition of Social Research Methods renews its commitment to help students learn that social research does not take place in a vacuum, but in a social and historical context that can affect their actions. It teaches students to guard against ethnocentric perspectives and confining their research on the assumptions, values, and beliefs of their own particular society. Lastly, the author hopes to show students not only that both quantitative and qualitative styles of social research are valuable, but that the greatest benefit to social research lies in combining the two.
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