TY - BOOK AU - Schutt, Russell K. TI - Investigating the social world : : the process and practice of research SN - 9781412999809 U1 - 361.1072 PY - 2012/// CY - Los Angeles PB - Sage KW - Social problems-research N1 - 1.Science, society, and social research -- 2.The process and problems of social research -- 3.Research ethics and philosophies -- 4.Conceptualization and measurement -- 5.Sampling -- 6.Research design and causation -- 7.Experiments -- 8.Survey research -- 9.Qualitative methods -- 10.Qualitative data analysis -- 11.Evaluation and policy research -- 12.Historical and comparative research -- 13.Secondary data analysis and content analysis -- 14.Quantitative data analysis -- 15.Summarizing and reporting research -- N2 - "A comprehensive, balanced text text for Research Methods courses found in Sociology, Communication/Journalism, Political Science, Public Administration, and other social science disciplines. It is used in undergraduate through graduate level courses"--Provided by publisher ER -