ABSTRACT

This is the second, fully revised and updated edition of a highly praised text introducing sociological research methods to the student. It is written for the non-specialist, yet introduces all the central issues of social research.

chapter 1|10 pages

Research Methods in Sociology

chapter 2|22 pages

Social Surveys

chapter 3|9 pages

Experiments and the Comparative Method

chapter 4|22 pages

Ethnography

chapter 5|10 pages

Secondary Data

chapter 6|11 pages

Theory, Science, and Values