Social research methods : qualitative and quantitative approaches / W. Lawrence Neuman
Imprint
Boston, Mass. : Allyn and Bacon, c2000
Edition
4th ed
Descript
xiv, 558 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Science and research -- Dimensions of research -- Theory and research -- The meanings of methodology -- The ethics and politics of social research -- Qualitative and quantitative research designs -- Qualitative and quantitative measurement -- Qualitative and quantitative sampling -- Experimental research -- Survey research -- Nonreactive research and secondary analysis -- Analysis of quantitative data -- Field research -- Historical-comparative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Reviewing the literature and writing report -- American sociological association code of ethics -- Table of randomly selected five-digit numbers -- Sample of data archives and resources for secondary analysis -- Measurement theory and specialized techniques for index and scale construction