Social research methods : qualitative and quantitative approaches /
William Lawrence Neuman.
- 3 Sub ed.
- [S.l.] : Allyn & Bacon, 1996.
- 560 p. ; 24 cm.
Hardcover.
This is a comprehensive methodology text for the instructor looking for limited coverage of statistics in a methods textbook. It offers a balance of qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Both approaches are treated as serious alternatives that have their own strengths. It includes an extensive discussion of how to do historic-comparative research. Topics covered include research ethics, using the library for preparing a literature review and a survey research. The text also presents alternative epistemological approaches to social research and links the research techniques to theory.