Research Methods in Social Science (3rd Edition)

Author: (USA) Barbara
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This is a systematic undergraduate textbook introducing empirical social research methods. Generally speaking, the main purpose of social science exploration is to answer what and why, rather than how to. This is also one of the important distinctions between social sciences and humanities. Earl Babbie's "The Practice of Social Research" is a book that tells us how to answer what and why. This book is derived from the author's highly acclaimed "The Practice of Social Research." If the new edition of "The Practice of Social Research" embodies the author's more than thirty years of dedication, then the third edition of "The Practice of Social Research: Basic Techniques" is the essence of the author's more than thirty years of dedication. Equally important is that this book reflects the new development trends in methodology in the world of social sciences.