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Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research by Russell K. Schutt

Highly acclaimed and widely used since its first publication, the Third Edition of Investigating the Social World retains all the features so widely praised in earlier editions, but now also includes: separate sections on qualitative methods in each chapter; a new `Developing A Research Proposal' section at the end of each chapter; many new web exercises, and SPSS exercises updated to GSS 98 data sets.

The Third Edition: is written so that the `doing' of social research is closely and consistently linked to important social issues, demonstrating not only the value of research, but also how technique and substance are intimately related; provides key supports for effective teaching with guides for critiquing research articles, exercises for applying research skills, and examples of analyzing and reporting social data; treats ethical concerns and ethical decision-making in tandem with each study of specific methods; and joins an emphasis on `how to do' research with an equal emphasis on giving students the critical skills necessary to evaluate research done by others.

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"It has the best balance between qualitative and quantitative methods of any book on the market. Very good on measurements and scientific methods. Good issues (interdisciplinary) on ethics."

-- Cynthia J. Buckley

"[Schutt's] strengths: clear identification of key issues in research design (i.e. measurement, sampling and causation) as well as major data collection techniques. I will continue to use it."

-- Deborah Bhattacharyya

"Its chief virtue is its use of research examples to illustrate methodological concepts and its readability. My students have found Schutt's book more engaging and accessible than other method texts. I will continue to use it because it works."

-- Mark Shibley

"Students find the prose both accessible and . . . interesting. One student commented recently, `For a textbook, especially a methods one, it is almost enjoyable to read.'"

-- Adam Weinberg

About Russell K. Schutt

Russell K. Schutt, PhD, is a professor and the chair of sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a lecturer on sociology in the Department of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts Mental Health Center). He completed his BA, MA, and PhD (1977) at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a postdoctoral fellowship in the Sociology of Social Control Training Program at Yale University (1977-1979). His other books include Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research and Fundamentals of Social Work Research (with Ray Engel), Making Sense of the Social World (with Dan Chambliss), and Research Methods in Psychology (with Paul G. Nestor)-all with SAGE Publications, as well as Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Illness (Harvard University Press) and Social Neuroscience: Brain, Mind, and Society (coedited with Larry J. Seidman and Matcheri S. Keshavan, also Harvard University Press). Most of his peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters focus on the effect of social context on cognition, satisfaction, functioning, and recidivism, the orientations of service recipients and of service and criminal justice personnel, and the organization of health and social services. He is currently a coinvestigator for a randomized trial of peer support for homeless dually diagnosed veterans, funded by the Veterans Administration.

Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. Science, Society, and Social Research Reasoning About the Social World The Social Science Approach Quantitative and Qualitative Methods Strengths and Limitations of Social Research Validity and Social Research Conclusion 2. The Process and Problems of Social Research Social Research Questions The Role of Social Theory Social Research Strategies Social Research Philosopies Scientific Guidelines for Social Research Ethical Guidelines for Social Research Conclusion 3. Conceptualization and Measurement Concepts Measurement Operations Levels of Measurement Evaluating Measures Conclusion 4. Sampling Sampling Planning Sampling Methods Lessons About Sample Quality Conclusion 5. Causation and Research Design Nomothetic Causal Explanation Experimental Design and the Criteria for Causal Explanation Nonexperimental Designs and the Criteria for Causal Explanation Units of Analysis and Errors in Causal Reasoning Causation in Qualitative Research Conclusion 6. Experiments True Experiments Quasi-Experiments Evaluation Research Validity in Experiments Ethical Issues in Experimental Research Conclusion 7. Survey Research Survey Research in the Social Sciences Writing Questions Designing Questionnaires Organizing Surveys Ethical Issues in Survey Research Conclusion 8. Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, Listening Fundamentals of Qualitative Methods Participant Observation Intensive Interviewing Focus Groups Analysis of Qualitative Data Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research Conclusion 9. Historical and Comparative Methods Overview of Comparative-Historical Methods Historical Social Science Methods Comparative Social Science Methods Methodological Issues Special Techniques Secondary Data Sources Ethical Issues in Comparative-Historical Research 10. Data Analysis Introducing Statistics Preparing Data for Analysis Displaying Univariate Distributions Summarizing Univariate Distributions Crosstabulating Variables Conclusion 11. Multiple Methods in Context Comparing Research Designs Combining Research Designs Extending Social Science Investigations Performing Meta-Analysis Conclusion 12. Reviewing, Proposing, and Reporting Research Research Goals Reviewing Research Proposing New Research Reporting Research Conclusion Appendix A: Summaries of Frequently Cited Research Articles Appendix B: Finding Information Appendix C: Questions to Ask About a Research Article Appendix D: How to Read a Research Article Appendix E: How to Use a Statistical Package Appendix F: Table of Random Numbers Appendix G: Using QSR NVivo for Qualitative Analysis: An Extended Exercise Appendix H: Annotated List of Web Sites References Credits Glossary/Index

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Title

Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research by Russell K. Schutt

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Russell K. Schutt

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SAGE Publications Inc

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2001-02-13

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640

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