Social research / Sotirios Sarantakos.

By:

Sarantakos, S. (Sotirios), 1939-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Edition: 4th editionDescription: 1 online resource (xxiii, 509 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1137292474
9781137292476

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DDC classification:

300.72 23

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Summary: Social research is about discovery, it allows us to expand the horizons of the known, delve into new ideas and develop new conclusions about all aspects of life. But in order to carry out our own research, or to confidently interpret others' work, we need to understand some basic practicalities and theories of research.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From question development and research design to data collection and statistical analysis, this text guides the reader through every aspect of social research. Encouraging a critical approach in each chapter, this 4th edition includes enhanced coverage of internet sampling, mixed methods, conversation analysis and feminist research.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-503) and index.

Social research is about discovery, it allows us to expand the horizons of the known, delve into new ideas and develop new conclusions about all aspects of life. But in order to carry out our own research, or to confidently interpret others' work, we need to understand some basic practicalities and theories of research.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

SOTIRIOS SARANTAKOS is Adjunct Professor at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He has been teaching research methods for more than two decades in Europe and Australia. He is the author of many books, including Marriage and the Family, Same-Sex Couples, A Toolkit for Quantitative Data Analysis, Data Analysis [4 volumes], and Cohabitation in Transition.