Publisher's Synopsis
This book delivers clear, practical, example-filled discussions of all the major methods of social research. The text promotes understanding of the theoretical logic behind research and the preferred techniques to put theory into practice thereby enabling students to make appropriate compromises in the real world whenever conditions don't permit the routine application of established techniques.;This book should be of interest to students taking research method courses in departments of sociology, communications, political science, criminal justice, psychology, public administration, and education.
