A Critical Introduction to Social Research - Rilegato

Henn, Matt; Weinstein, Mark; Foard, Nick

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1848601786 ISBN 13: 9781848601789

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns Ltd, 2009

Riassunto

A Critical Introduction to Social Research is the new, updated, and improved edition of A Short Introduction to Social Research. This book introduces students and researchers to the key ideas and issues that inform research practice. In it, Matt Henn, Mark Weinstein and Nick Foard provide a clear and easy-to-understand route-map to help the reader plan their research project from beginning to end.

This book is perfect for use on introductory methods courses and is also an invaluable guide for the first time researcher embarking on their own small-scale research project. The new Second Edition now features updated chapters which reflect recent debates and developments in the field.

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Praise for the first edition:

'Henn et al mention in their introduction that their book has been "a long time in coming". The good news is that it has been time well spent' - The Times Higher Education

Contenuti

Introduction
What is Social Research?
Critical Social Research
Getting Started in Research: The Research Process
Ethics in Social Research
Documentary Sources, Official Statistics and Secondary Data
Quantitative Approaches in Social Science Research
Qualitative Approaches in Social Research
The Analysis of Data
Writing Up and Presenting Research Results
Designing a Research Proposal
Glossary

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Sage Pubns Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1848601786
• ISBN 13: 9781848601789
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 356
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile