Ragin, Charles C.

Constructing social research : the unity and diversity of method / Charles C. Ragin, Lisa M. Amoroso. - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, c2011. - xii, 235 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Sociology for a new century series . - Sociology for a new century. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is (and is not) social research? -- The goals of social research -- The process of social research: ideas and evidence -- The ethics of social research -- Using qualitative methods to study commonalities -- Using comparative methods to study diversity -- Using quantitative methods to study covariation.

9781412960182 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 1412960185 (pbk. : acidfree paper)

2010006544

GBB070507 bnb

015572505 Uk


Social sciences--Research.

H62 / .R23 2011

300.72

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