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Introduction to Research Methods - Social Sciences
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INVESTIGATING THE SOCIAL WORLD: The Process and Practice of Research
NINTH EDITION
Russell K. Schutt, University of Massachusetts Boston
In this Ninth Edition, Russell K. Schutt continues to make the fi eld alive come with current, compelling examples
of high quality research and the latest innovations in research methodology, along with a clear and comprehensive
introduction to the logic and techniques of social science research. Through numerous hands-on exercises that help
students learn by doing, Investigating the Social World helps readers understand research methods as an integrated
whole.
CONTENTS SECTION I. FOUNDATIONS FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH / 1. Science, Society, and Social Research / 2. The Process and Problems of
Social Research / 3. Research Ethics and Research Proposals / SECTION II. FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH / 4. Conceptualization and
Measurement / 5. Sampling and Generalizability / 6. Research Design and Causation / SECTION III. BASIC SOCIAL RESEARCH DESIGN / 7.
Experiments / 8. Survey Research / 9. Quantitative Data Analysis / 10. Qualitative Methods / 11. Qualitative Data Analysis / SECTION IV. COMPLEX
SOCIAL RESEARCH DESIGNS / 12. Mixed Methods / 13. Evaluation and Policy Research / 14. Research Using Secondary Data and "Big" Data / 15.
Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis / 16. Summarizing and Reporting Research
PRINT + INTERACTIVE EBOOK ISBN: 978-1-5443-0888-3 • ©2019 • 728 PAGES • • •
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UPDATED EDITION OF BEST SELLER
MAKING SENSE OF THE SOCIAL WORLD: Methods of Investigation SIXTH EDITION
Daniel F. Chambliss, Hamilton College • Russell K. Schutt, University of Massachusetts Boston
The new Sixth Edition of Making Sense of the Social World continues to be an unusually accessible and student-
friendly introduction to the variety of social research methods, guiding undergraduate readers to understand research
in their roles as consumers and novice producers of social science.
CONTENTS 1: Science, Society, and Social Research / 2: The Process and Problems of Social Research / 3: Ethics in Research / 4:
Conceptualization and Measurement / 5: Sampling and Generalizability / 6: Causation and Experimental Design / 7: Survey Research / 8:
Elementary Quantitative Data Analysis / 9: Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, Listening / 10: Qualitative Data Analysis / 11: Unobtrusive
Measures / 12: Evaluation Research / 13: Reviewing, Proposing, and Reporting Research
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5063-6411-7 • ©2019 • 361 PAGES • • •
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ADVENTURES IN SOCIAL RESEARCH: Data Analysis Using IBM SPSS Statistics
TENTH EDITION
Earl Babbie, Chapman University • William E. Wagner, III, California State University, Channel Islands •
Jeanne Zaino, Iona College
Inspire students to pursue their own adventures in social research with this practical, hands-on introduction to data
conceptualization, measurement, and association. Adventures in Social Research: Data Analysis Using IBM®
SPSS® Statistics offers a practical, hands-on introduction to the logic of social science research for students in many
disciplines. The fully revised Tenth Edition offers step-by-step instruction on data analysis using the latest version
(24.0) of SPSS and current data from the General Social Survey.
CONTENTS PART I. PREPARING FOR DATA ANALYSIS / PART II. UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS / PART III. BIVARIATE ANALYSIS / PART IV. MULTIVARIATE
ANALYSIS / PART V. THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5063-6277-9 • ©2019 • 512 PAGES •
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REAL RESEARCH: Research Methods Sociology Students Can Use SECOND EDITION
Liahna Gordon, California State University, Chico
Real Research: Research Methods Sociology Students Can Use is an innovative text that takes a holistic approach
to the subject by discussing each step in the research process within the context of a particular method.
CONTENTS 1: Introduction / WHY IS RESEARCH IMPORTANT? / 2: Interviewing / LITERATURE REVIEW / 3: Observation and Ethnography / 4:
Surveys / 5: Secondary Data Analysis / 6: Existing Statistics Research / 7: Content Analysis / 8: Experiments for Evaluation Research / 9: Focus
Groups
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5443-3968-9 • MARCH 2019 • 384 PAGES •
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