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Research Methods 3rd Edition
Paperback Edition: 3/2005
Since its first edition in 1985, Patrick McNeill's Research Methods has become a classic introductory text for students of sociology at A level and in undergraduate courses, and for a range of specialists in disciplines such as education, business, social care and medicine who need
a brief but authoritative account of how sociologists set about doing research. After a brief overview of the history of sociological research, which introduces some of the key concepts, the book describes the main sociological research methods, with a final chapter about theory, science and values. An appendix provides a set of questions which students should ask when they are evaluating accounts of research. This new edition, co-authored with Steve Chapman, retains the clarity of style of the second edition, and brings the content up to date in terms of: references to research studies developments in relevant sociological theory developments in research methodology new material on the presentation of research findings.
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Contents:
Preface to First Edition Preface to Second Edition Preface to Third Edition Acknowledgements 1. Research Methods in Sociology 2. Social Surveys 3. Experiments and the Comparative Method 4. Ethnography 5. Secondary Data 6. Theory, Science, and Values Appendix: Reading sociological research
Pages : 214
Publisher : Routledge
Subjects: Non-fiction, Reference, Social Sciences, Research & Information, Sociology, Social Research & Statistics