Doing Social Science Research

Doing Social Science Research gives an introductory overview of the process of social research, from research design to data collection and analysis. It provides students and teachers with a mix of resources to help them to get to grips with the main methods of social research.

PART ONE: DOING SOCIAL RESEARCH
Introduction
Social Research as Practice
PART TWO: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Introduction
General Research Process
Survey Research
Experimental Research
Numerical Data Analysis
PART THREE: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Introduction
Positioning Qualitative Work
Collecting Qualitative Data
Analysing Qualitative Data
Discourse Analysis
PART FOUR: SELECTING AND EVALUATING METHODS
Selecting and Evaluating Methods