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The practice of social research

Earl Babbie

Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1995

7th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

By emphasizing an understanding of the theoretical logic behind the research process and preferred techniques, this book aims to help students see methods as a way of thinking and gathering evidence. The author delivers practical discussions of major methods of social research.

Table of Contents

  • An introduction to inquiry: Human inquiry and science
  • Theory and research
  • The nature of causation. The structuring of inquiry: Research design
  • Conceptualization and measurement
  • Operationalization
  • Indexer, scales and typologies
  • The logic of sampling. Modes of observation
  • Experiments
  • Survey research
  • Field research
  • Unobtrusive research
  • Evaluation research. Analysis of Data: Quantifying data
  • Elementary analyses
  • The elaboration model
  • Social Statistics. The social context of research: The ethics and politics of social research
  • The uses of social research.

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