The Elements of Social Scientific Thinking
- ISBN-10
- 0495909092
- ISBN-13
- 9780495909095
- Series
- The Elements of Social Scientific Thinking
- Category
- Social sciences
- Pages
- 198
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing Company
- Authors
- Todd Donovan, Kenneth Hoover
Description
A concise introduction to the fundamental concepts of social scientific thinking and research, this classic text makes scientific thinking, research methods and statistics accessible to undergraduates at a common sense level. This text is intended for use in a broad array of the social sciences, including Political Science, Sociology and Psychology.
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