Making Sense of the Social World: Methods of Investigation

Daniel F Chambliss (Hamilton College),Dr Russell K Schutt (University of Massachusetts Boston)

Format
Mixed media product
Publisher
Sage Publications (CA)
Country
United States
Published
13 February 2012
ISBN
9781452240756

Making Sense of the Social World: Methods of Investigation

Daniel F Chambliss (Hamilton College),Dr Russell K Schutt (University of Massachusetts Boston)

We offer these texts bundled together at a discount for your students.Daniel F. Chambliss, Making Sense of the Social World, Forth EditionMaking Sense of the Social World, fourth edition is an engaging introduction to social research for students who need to understand methodologies and results, but who may never conduct research themselves. It provides a balanced treatment of qualitative and quantitative methods, integrating substantive examples and research techniques throughout. It is written in a less formal style than many comparable texts, complete with practical examples drawn from everyday experience.Mark Edwards, Writing in SociologyWith humor and empathy, this handbook provides undergraduate and early-career graduate students guidance in sociological writing of all kinds. It offers unusual approaches to developing ideas into research questions, utilizing research literature, constructing research papers, and completing different kinds of course writing (including case studies, theory papers, and applied social science projects). The book is more targeted to the undergraduate or early-career graduate student struggling with a first research paper. By focusing on how to think about the goals and strategies implicit in each section of a writing project, this book provides accessible advice to novice sociological writers.Please contact your Sales Representative for more information.

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