Basics of social research: qualitative and quantitative approaches. /
Lawrence W. Neuman
- 2nd ed.
- Boston: Pearson, 2007.
- xi, 403p. : ill.; 24cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Foundations -- Doing social research -- Theory and social research -- Ethics in social research -- Renewing the scholarly literature and planning a study -- Qualitative and quantitative measurement -- Qualitative and quantitative sampling -- Conducting quantitative research -- Survey research -- Experimental research -- Nonreactive research and secondary analysis -- Analysis of quantitative data -- Conducting qualitative research -- Historical-comparative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Writing a report: Writing the research report.