Publisher's Synopsis
This successful text offers clear, practical and comprehensive discussions of all the major methods of social research. The author emphasizes the concepts or realiability and validity; and takes an in-depth look at conceptualization and operationalization.;This edition places greater emphasis on the links between theory and research and streamlines the coverage of statistics to focus on the most frequently used statistical methods and techniques. All the material on computer use and new research techniques, such as CATI Systems and experience sampling, has been thoroughly updated and the text now includes more extensive coverage of research proposal.;This book should be of interest to degree and diploma students on courses in social sciences where methods of social science research are taught.
