Social Research Methods

Designed to inspire students to begin their journey in social research, Social Research Methods second edition is both comprehensive and practical. Introducing a wide range of useful research methods and practices, it covers both qualitative and quantitative methods. Each chapter is written by an active research practitioner and is presented within a framework of exxciting Australian research.

Readership: Undergraduate students, mainly from sociology majors, taking a social research methods subject. Also some students from criminology, demography, politics, or other social sciences disciplines.

Maggie Walter, University of Tasmania

1: The Nature of Social Science Research
2: Research Design
3: The Research Process
4: Ethics and Social Research
5: Sampling
6: Surveys
7: Population-level Analysis
8: Analysing Quantitative Data
9: Using SPSS with Quantitative Analysis
10: Qualitative Interviewing Methods
11: Content Analysis
12: Discourse Analysis
13: Evaluation Research
14: Analysis Qualitative Data
15: Writing Up Research