On Becoming a Social Scientist: From Survey Research and Participant Observation to Experimental Analysis
, by Reinharz,Shulamit- ISBN: 9780878559688 | 087855968X
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 3/31/1985
This autobiographical analysis of the many difficult issues, dilemmas, choices, and adjustments involved in becoming a social scientist highlights the strengths and limitations of two principal research methods: survey research and participant observation. It emphasizes how these research methods are actually experienced, in contrast to how they are ideally described in texts.