READINGS IN Social Research Methods

• Main Author: Wysocki, Diane Kholos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Wadsworth/Thompson Learning 2001
• Series: The wadsworth sociology reader series
• Subjects: Social sciences > Research; Social sciences > Methodology
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: ix, 314 pages illustrations 23 cm
• ISBN: 0534579159

The concepts and methodologies of social research come to life as you read the interesting articles in this unique collection. Diane Kholos Wysocki includes an interdisciplinary range of readings from the fields of psychology, sociology, social work, criminal justice, and political science. The reader is specifically designed to accompany Earl Babbie's THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH, 9th, though it can be used with any social research text. The articles focus on the important methods and concepts typically covered in the social research course and provide an illustrative advantage. Organized by key concepts, each of the reader's eleven chapters begin with an introduction highlighting and explaining the research concept that the chapter's readings elucidate.