RESEARCH METHODS
MAKING SENSE OF
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Methods of Investigation, Fifth Edition
Daniel F. Chambliss | Russell K. Schutt
Print + Interactive eBook
ISBN: 978-1-4833-9219-6 • © 2016
At the heart of this book is the authors'
fi rm belief that understanding research
methods is critical to being an informed
citizen in our complex, fast-paced social
world. Making Sense of the Social
World continues to help students
achieve that understanding by providing
a balanced treatment of qualitative
and quantitative methods, integrating
substantive examples and research
techniques throughout.
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INVESTIGATING THE
SOCIAL WORLD
The Process and Practice of Research,
Eighth Edition
Russell K. Schutt
Print + Interactive eBook
ISBN: 978-1-4833-7983-8 • © 2015
The Eighth Edition of this leading social
research text makes the fi eld come alive
through research stories that illustrate
the methods presented in each chapter.
Through numerous examples and hands-
on exercises that help students learn by
doing, Investigating the Social World
helps readers understand research
methods as an integrated whole.
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UNDERSTANDING
THE SOCIAL
WORLD
Research Methods for the 21st Century
World
Russell K. Schutt
Print + Interactive eBook
ISBN: 978-1-5063-4031-9 •
February 2016
Understanding the Social
World is a textbook for the fast-
paced, globally interconnected
world covering research
requirements of a social world
shaped by big data, social media,
Instagram and tweets; and
confronts the research challenges
created by cell phones, privacy
concerns, linguistic diversity and
multicultural neighborhoods.
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