Fundamentals of Social Research 4th Edition by Earl Babbie, Lance Roberts 017657011X 9780176570118

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ISBN 10: 017657011X 

ISBN 13: 9780176570118

Author: Earl Babbie, Lance W. Roberts

The Fundamentals of Social Research, 4th Canadian Edition brings research methods to life for Canadian students. The text introduces students to techniques for testing the accuracy of different maps of social reality, in order to help them understand, appreciate and manage the social world that surrounds us. A lively narrative and pedagogy engages students, while building conceptual foundations, methodologies, and practical skills that provide a critical understanding of why social research matters in their academic and future professional careers.

Table of contents:

PART 1 An Introduction to Inquiry

1 Human Inquiry and Science

2 Paradigms, Theory, and Research

3 Ethical Issues for Social Researchers

PART 2 The Structuring of Inquiry

4 Research Design and the Logic of Causation

5 Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement

6 The Logic of Sampling

PART 3 Modes of Observation: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

7 Experiments

8 Survey Research

9 Non-Reactive Research

10 Field Research

11 Qualitative Interviewing

12 Evaluation Research

PART 4 Analysis of Data

13 Qualitative Data Analysis

14 Quantitative Data Analysis

15 The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

16 Social Statistics

17 Reading and Writing Social Research

Appendixes

B Distribution of Chi Square

C Normal Curve Areas

D Estimated Sampling Error

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