Social Research

This introductory text on social research is designed for students undertaking courses in social science and related disciplines. Its main aim is to integrate in one volume quantitative, qualitative and feminist research, to introduce the various methods and techniques and their methodological frameworks, and to demonstrate their purpose, relevance and effectiveness. The text offers students almost everything they need to know about social research: what it is, what it does, how it is used, when it is used and for what purpose, what methods it employs, and a multiplicity of issues enabling a clear and critical understanding of modern social research. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Front Matter....Pages xix-xix Introduction....Pages 1-28 Varieties of Social Research....Pages 29-69 Measurement and Scaling....Pages 70-89 The Research Process....Pages 90-101 Front Matter....Pages 103-103 Initiating Social Research....Pages 105-123 Sampling Procedures....Pages 124-150 The Survey....Pages 151-202 Indirect Methods of Data Collection....Pages 203-220 Observation....Pages 221-235 Experiments, Sociometry and Group Discussion....Pages 236-254 Field Studies and Grounded Theory....Pages 255-274 Data Collection....Pages 275-293 Front Matter....Pages 295-295 Analysis and Interpretation....Pages 297-328 Data Presentation....Pages 329-346 Central Tendency and Dispersion....Pages 347-365 Associations....Pages 366-381 Tests of Significance....Pages 382-417 Front Matter....Pages 419-419 Reporting....Pages 421-429 Back Matter....Pages 430-459 Sotirios Sarantakos. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 441-451.