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Chapter 3, “Theory and Research,†helps students with no prior coursework in social theory understand the importance of theory and its connection to research.The book contains many explanatory diagrams and interesting examples ...

Featuring a unique pedagogical framework, Social Research Methods: Sociology in Action provides all the elements required to create an active learning experience for this course.

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In this book the contributors introduce all the key qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and methods and draw readers into a community of researchers engaged in reflection on the research process

This text teaches students to be a better consumer of research results, understand how the research enterprise works, and prepares them to conduct small research projects.

This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines.

This volume provides a guide in social sciences through discussions on epistemological issues, debates over research methods, survey design, choice of sample, construction of indices, statistical inferences, and quantitative analyses of ...

The text includes a range of pedagogic features, from lists of key points to boxes highlighting the relevance of social science research in interpreting current events, while the companion website offers further tools for instructors and ...