Approaches to Social Research - Hardcover

Singleton, Royce

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9780195044690: Approaches to Social Research

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019504469X ISBN 13: 9780195044690

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1988

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This text provides a detailed yet accessible and intelligible introduction to social research methods, focusing on four major approaches to research: experimentation, survey research, field research, and the use of available data. In each case, the authors provide a detailed account of the advantages and disadvantages as well as the process of carrying out research. Numerous studies are described, with examples drawn from sociology, social psychology, demography, history, education, and political science. Sociologists; students of sociology.

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"Simply stated, this is the best research methods text on the market today. It is comprehensive, coherent, and replete with timely examples and applications. Students frequently remark that this is one text they will not sell back at the end of the term, for it is also a first-rate reference."--Jeffrey L. Crane, University of Hawaii
"I have not found another text that is truly in competition with Singleton and Straits. This text is especially useful in introducing topics to individuals who are unfamiliar with research methods, while challenging those with knowledge of research methods."--Michael Turner, Northeastern University
"This is a clearly written and logically organized research methods text. Singleton and Straits tackle complex issues often ignored in other methods texts."--C. Shannon Stokes, Penn State University

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