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.
"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.
The Handbook serves as an invaluable resource for approaching research with an open mind. This volume maps the field of social research methods using an approach that will prove valuable for both students and researchers.
ARNOLD, BRUCE L., and HAGAN, JOHN. 1992. “Careers of Misconduct: Prosecuted Professional Deviance Among Lawyers.” American Sociological Review 57: 77 1-80. ARNOLD, DAVID O. 1970. “Dimensional Sampling: An Approach for Studying a Small ...
Overall, the author offers an engaging contribution to the field of social research and this book is a reminder of the solid foundations upon which most social research is conducted today.
Several of the studies referred to above allow the researcher to track changes in frequency over time (Warde 1997; Bligh et al. 2004). The time periods can have long spans, such as Warde's (1997) analysis of women's magazines over two ...
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 ...
The Handbook, edited by internationally recognized scholars, provides a comprehensive, pitch-perfect critical assessment of the field.
Pearson's r is a method for examining relationships between interval/ratio variables that focuses on the coefficient, a figure indicating the degree of correlation between variables (we do not discuss how to produce coefficients here, ...
Brennan , R. ( 1958 ) . Trading stamps as an incentive . Journal of Marketing , 22 , 306-307 . Brook , L. L. ( 1978 ) . Effect of different postage combinations on response levels and speed of reply .