Practice of Social Research

Name: Practice of Social Research
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ISBN: 9780534620288

ISBN-10: 0534620280

ISBN-13: 9780534620288

Edition: 10th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Earl R. Babbie

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This thorough revision of Babbie's standard-setting book for the course offers students a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to the field of research methods as practiced by sociologists and other social scientists. Emphasizing the importance of the research process, the book shows students how social scientists design research studies, introduces the variety of observation modes used by sociologists, and covers the "how-tos" and "whys" of social research methods. Students learn how to conduct various types of research, when it is appropriate to use each method, and how to analyze qualitative and quantitative data using the Elaboration Model. The 10th edition provides students with…

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List price: $149.95
Edition: 10th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 3/6/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 640
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English

Earl R. Babbie graduated from Harvard University before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and began teaching shortly thereafter. Credited with defining research methods for the social sciences, Dr. Babbie has written several texts, including the bestselling THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH.

Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
An Introduction to Inquiry	p. 3
Human Inquiry and Science	p. 4
Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research	p. 32
The Ethics and Politics of Social Research	p. 61
The Structuring of Inquiry	p. 85
Research Design	p. 86
Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement	p. 118
Indexes, Scales, and Typologies	p. 150
The Logic of Sampling	p. 178
Modes of Observation	p. 219
Experiments	p. 220
Survey Research	p. 242
Qualitative Field Research	p. 281
Unobtrusive Research	p. 312
Evaluation Research	p. 341
Analysis of Data	p. 367
Qualitative Data Analysis	p. 369
Quantitative Data Analysis	p. 395
The Elaboration Model	p. 421
Social Statistics	p. 440
Reading and Writing Social Research	p. 472
Appendixes	p. A1
Using the Library	p. A2
GSS Household Enumeration Questionnaire	p. A8
Random Numbers	p. A18
Distribution of Chi Square	p. A20
Normal Curve Areas	p. A22
Estimated Sampling Error	p. A23
Twenty Questions a Journalist Should Ask about Poll Results	p. A25
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