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Ruane, Janet M.

Introducing Social Research Methods: Essentials for Getting the Edge

Ruane, Janet M. - Introducing Social Research Methods: Essentials for Getting the Edge, ebook

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Introducing Social Research Methods: Essentials for Getting the Edge is a concise and student-friendly introduction to research methods that uses examples from around the world to illustrate the centrality of social science research in our everyday lives.
  • Explains complex, multi-faceted concepts and methodologies in straightforward prose
  • Designed for students who are new to or skeptical of social science research methods as useful tools for approaching real-world challenges
  • Persuasively argues that social scientific proficiency unlocks an array of personal and professional opportunities beyond the realms of academia
  • A supplementary website features a glossary, test bank, Power Point presentations, a comprehensive list of web resources, a guide to relevant TED lectures and much more

Keywords:

Scientific mindset, non-scientific knowing, goals of research, inductive/deductive research, Sociology, field research,  , qualitative research, ethics, social science, quantitative research, causality, experiment design, non-experimental designs, sampling, questionnaires, surveys, interviews, data, data collection, data analysis, descriptive statistics, inferential statistics (Is there an &ldquo, order&rdquo, to this list?)

, Research Methodologies
Author(s)
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication year
2016
Language
en
Edition
1
Page amount
312 pages
Category
Society
Format
Ebook
eISBN (ePUB)
9781118874233
Printed ISBN
9781118874257

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