Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Using real-world examples, Research Methods in the Social Sciences illustrates the relevance of social sciences research in today's world.

Part I FOUNDATIONS OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH

1 The Scientific Approach

2 Conceptual Foundations of Research

3 Elements of Research

4 Ethics in Social Science Research

Part II DESIGN AND STRUCTURE OF RESEARCH

5 Research Designs: Experiments

6 Research Designs: Cross-Sectional and Quasi-Experimental Designs

7 Measurement

8 Sampling and Sample Designs

Part III DATA COLLECTION

9 Observational Methods

10 Survey Research

11 Questionnaire Construction

12 Qualitative Research

13 Secondary Data Analysis and Sources

Part IV DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS

14 Data Preparation and Analysis

15 The Univariate Distribution

16 Bivariate Analysis

17 Control, Elaboration, and Multivariate Analysis

18 Index Construction and Scaling Methods

19 Inferences

Appendices

A Writing Research Reports

B ∑: The Summation Sign

C Random Digits

D Areas under the Normal Curve

E Distribution of t

F Critical Values of F

G Distribution of c 2

Glossary

Author Index

Subject Index