Social research : issues, methods and process
May, Tim
Social research : issues, methods and process created by Tim May - Fourth - Berkshire Open University Press 2011 - 332 pages
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the third edition
Introduction 1
Pt. I Issues in Social Research 5
1 Perspectives on social scientific research 7
2 Social theory and social research 28
3 Values and ethics in the research process 46
Pt. II Methods of Social Research 69
4 Official statistics: topic and resource 71
5 Social surveys: design to analysis 88
6 Interviewing: methods and process 120
7 Participant observation: perspectives and practice 146
8 Documentary research: excavations and evidence 175
9 Comparative research: potential and problems 200
Bibliography 220
Author index 250
Subject index
9780335235674
Social sciences --Research
Social sciences --Research --Methodology
Sociology --Research
Sociology --Methodology
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Social research : issues, methods and process created by Tim May - Fourth - Berkshire Open University Press 2011 - 332 pages
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the third edition
Introduction 1
Pt. I Issues in Social Research 5
1 Perspectives on social scientific research 7
2 Social theory and social research 28
3 Values and ethics in the research process 46
Pt. II Methods of Social Research 69
4 Official statistics: topic and resource 71
5 Social surveys: design to analysis 88
6 Interviewing: methods and process 120
7 Participant observation: perspectives and practice 146
8 Documentary research: excavations and evidence 175
9 Comparative research: potential and problems 200
Bibliography 220
Author index 250
Subject index
9780335235674
Social sciences --Research
Social sciences --Research --Methodology
Sociology --Research
Sociology --Methodology
H61