Social research methods

Table of contents

PART ONE

Chapter 01. The nature and process of social research
Chapter 02. Social research strategies
Chapter 03. Research designs
Chapter 04. Planning a research project and formulating research questions
Chapter 05. Getting started. Reviewing the literature
Chapter 06. Ethics and politics in social research

PART TWO

Chapter 07. The nature of quantitative research
Chapter 08. Sampling
Chapter 09. Structured interviewing
Chapter 10. Self-completion questionnaires
Chapter 11. Asking questions
Chapter 12. Structured observation
Chapter 13. Content analysis
Chapter 14. Secondary analysis and official statistics
Chapter 15. Quantitative data analysis
Chapter 16. Using SPSS for Windows

PART THREE

Chapter 17. The nature of qualitative research
Chapter 18. Sampling in qualitative research
Chapter 19. Ethnography and participant observation
Chapter 20. Interviewing in qualitative research
Chapter 21. Focus groups
Chapter 22. Language in qualitative research
Chapter 23. Documents as sources of data
Chapter 24. Qualitative data analysis
Chapter 25. Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis. using NVivo

PART FOUR

Chapter 26. Breaking down the quantitative-qualitative divide
Chapter 27. Mixed methods research. combining quantitative and qualitative research
Chapter 28. E-research. Internet research methods
Chapter 29. Writing up social research

Studying a social science degree? Need to know how to develop your research methods and write up your results more effectively? In the fourth edition of this lively and engaging textbook, Alan Bryman presents students with an updated and all-encompassing guide to the principle techniques and methodology in the field of Social Research. Adopting a coherent and student-friendly format, the book offers an encyclopaedic introduction to social research methodology, and considers a broad range of qualitative and quantitative methods to help students identify and evaluate the best approach for their research needs. Building on the success of the previous editions, this book is concerned with the ways that social researchers approach their craft. Bryman guides the reader through all aspects of the research process including formulating objectives, choosing research methods, securing research participants, as well as advice on how to effectively collect, analyse and interpret data and disseminate those findings to others. This fourth edition features a new 'supervisor experience' feature, which offers helpful tips from the supervisor's perspective on successful research, as well as a new chapter which tackles the sampling issues faced by qualitative researchers in a more consolidated fashion than in previous editions. Substantial updates have also been made to the existing material, particularly the internet research section, which has been fully revised to accommodate the extensive developments in this area.


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