Social Research Methods

Name: Social Research Methods
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ISBN: 9780139554285

ISBN-10: 0139554289

ISBN-13: 9780139554285

Edition: 4th 2001 (Revised)

Authors: David Dooley

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For courses in Social Research Methods, in departments of Psychology, Sociology, or Social Work. Written in a simple, clear, and lively writing style, this text offers an interdisciplinary balance between experimental and nonexperimental methods, organizes all material around the core concept of validity, and incorporates an appropriate amount and level of self-contained coverage of basic statistics.

Book details

List price: $279.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 5/12/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.90" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.826
Language: English




Introduction To Social Research



The Logic of Social Research: Ruling out Rival Hypotheses



Ethics: Protecting Human Subjects and Research Integrity



Finding, Using, and Writing Research Reports: Library Usage and Report Style


II



Theory: Tentative Explanations



Measurement Theory: Toward Validity and Reliability



Types of Measures: Finding and Using Them


III



Survey Data Collection: Issues and Methods in Sample Surveys



Inferential Statistics: Drawing Valid Conclusions from Samples


IV



Designing Research for Internal Validity



True Experimentation: External Validity and Experimental Construct Validity



Quasi-Experimentation: When Multiple Groups and Random Assignment Are Not Possible



Correlational Methods: Controlling Rival Explanations Statistically



Qualitative Research: Participant Observation


V



Interpreting Research: Overview of Research Design and Review Methods



Applied Social Research



Social Research and the Internet



Statistics Review


Glossary


References


Name Index


Subject Index