Introduction to social research
By: Earl Babbie
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Wadsworth Cengage learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Belmont, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 540
ISBN-13: 9780840032201
Subjects: Social sciences; Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Beginning Principles; title: Ch. 2. Research and Theory; title: Ch. 3. Structuring a Research Project; title: Ch. 4. Social Management; title: Ch. 5. Composite Measures; title: Ch. 6. Sampling; title: Ch. 7. Social Experiments; title: Ch. 8. Survey Research; title: Ch. 9. Field Research; title: Ch. 10. Nonreactive Methods; title: Ch. 11. Evaluation Research; title: Ch. 12. Analyzing Qualitative Data; title: Ch. 13. Analyzing Quantitative Data; title: Ch. 14. Social Research Literature; title: Ch. 15. Ethical and Political Issues.