Social Research Methods

Alan Bryman, Edward Bell, Jennifer Reck, Jessica Fields

ISBN 10: 0190853662 / ISBN 13: 9780190853662

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, US, 2022

About this Item

This is a comprehensive text for the research methods course taught out of sociology or other social science disciplines. It covers a wide range of methods and approaches to study design, data collection, and analysis. It is clear, comprehensive, and pays equal attention to both qualitative and quantitative methods, while offering practical, step-by-step advice to students through all stages of the research process. This includes formulating questions, choosing methods, recruiting participants, analyzing the data, and writing up the results. The text also features examples from studies that employ an intersectional analysis, and engages meaningfully with discussions of race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Research Methods
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0190853662
• ISBN 13: 9780190853662
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 24.89W x 1.78H x 20.07D centimeters 24.89 centimeters width by 1.78 centimeters height by 20.07 centimeters depth

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Synopsis

This is a comprehensive text for the research methods course taught out of sociology or other social science disciplines. It covers a wide range of methods and approaches to study design, data collection, and analysis. It is clear, comprehensive, and pays equal attention to both qualitative and quantitative methods, while offering practical, step-by-step advice to students through all stages of the research process. This includes formulating questions, choosing methods, recruiting participants, analyzing the data, and writing up the results. The text also features examples from studies that employ an intersectional analysis, and engages meaningfully with discussions of race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability.

About the Author

Alan Bryman (deceased) was Professor Emeritus of Organizational and Social Research at the University of Leicester in the UK.

Edward Bell is Professor in the Sociology Department and Chair of the School of Behavioural and Social Sciences at Brescia University College at Western University.

Jennifer Reck is Assistant Professor of Sociology at San Francisco State University.

Jessica Fields is Professor of Sociology at University of Toronto Scarborough.