Product Description

`A detailed and valuable addition to the literature that will be a very useful resource for lecturers, as well as having a wide appeal among students' - Tim May, University of Salford

Have you ever wondered what a concise, comprehensive book providing critical guidance to the whole expanse of social science research methods and issues might look like? The A-Z is a collection of 94 entries ranging from qualitative research techniques to statistical testing and the practicalities of using the Internet as a research tool. Alphabetically arranged in accessible, reader-friendly formats, the shortest entries are 800 words long and the longest are 3000. Most entries are approximately 1500 words in length and are supported by suggestions for further reading. The book:

- Answers the demand for a practical, fast and concise introduction to the key concepts and methods in social research

- Supplies students with impeccable information that can be used in essays, exams and research projects

- Demystifies a field that students often find daunting

This is a refreshing book on social research methods, which understands the pressures that modern students face in their work-load and seeks to supply an authoritative study guide to the field. It should fulfil a long-standing need in undergraduate research methods courses for an unpatronising, utterly reliable aid to making sense of research methods.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #512789 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 346 pages

Review
`I think the book is likely to appeal to a wider audience than students, as medical colleagues and those less familiar with social research attempt to find out more about the terms and concepts they encounter' - Medical Sociology News

From the Author
The history of this book is a genuine cooperative effort. Many of the staff and graduate students of the School of Sociology at Queen's University, Belfast banded together to write the majority of the entries. We elected to waive individual royalties and instead to pool the payments together into a fund to assist the graduate students in the department (so by buying this book you will be helping a worthy cause!).
A welcome addition to the breadth and quality of the entries came from Prof. Nigel Gilbert at the University of Surrey, who agreed that key articles from the online resource 'Social Research Update' could be edited and reprinted as entries in the A-Z of Social Research.
(Actually, the book should be titled The A-W of Social Research since the entries run from 'Adduction' to 'World Wide Web'!)
--Robert Miller, Editor

About the Author
Robert Miller began his career as a quantitative researcher with a strong interest in social mobility and social stratification. He has maintained his interest in social mobility but his favored research technique is now the qualitative application of biographical methods.