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From question development and research design to data collection and statistical analysis, this text guides the reader through every aspect of social research. Encouraging a critical approach in each chapter, this 4th...
From question development and research design to data collection and statistical analysis, this text guides the reader through every aspect of social research. Encouraging a critical approach in each chapter, this 4th edition includes enhanced coverage of internet sampling, mixed methods, conversation analysis and feminist research.
Comprehensive and critical Covers the philosophy of social research; research methods/tools; and, ultimately, the dissemination of research and encourages critical thinking, so it is suitable from year one through to postgraduate levels
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Preface PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH Introduction Varieties of Social Research Feminist Research Principles of Social Research PART II: RESEARCH PLANNING Research Design Initiating Social Research Sampling Procedures PART III: METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION Multi-Sample Studies Field Research Observation Surveys: Questionnaires Surveys: Interviews The Study of Documents Applied Research PART IV: DATA ANALYSIS Qualitative Analysis Quantitative Analysis PART V: PUBLICATION Reporting Glossary.
SOTIRIOS SARANTAKOS is Adjunct Professor at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He has been teaching research methods for more than two decades in Europe and Australia. He is the author of many books, including Marriage and the Family, Same-Sex Couples, A Toolkit for Quantitative Data Analysis, Data Analysis [4 volumes], and Cohabitation in Transition.
SOTIRIOS SARANTAKOS is Adjunct Professor at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He has been teaching research methods for more than two decades in Europe and Australia. He is the author of many books, including Marriage and the Family, Same-Sex Couples, A Toolkit for Quantitative Data Analysis, Data Analysis [4 volumes], and Cohabitation in Transition.
