Investigating the Social World

8th Edition

The Process and Practice of Research

Russell K. Schutt
eISBN-13: 9781483350684

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In this exciting new Eighth Edition of his leading social research text, author Russell K. Schutt, an award-winning researcher and teacher, continues to make the field come alive through research stories that illustrate the methods presented in each chapter. Through numerous examples and hands-on exercises that help students learn by doing, Investigating the Social World helps readers understand research methods as an integrated whole. Readers will learn to appreciate the value of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and understand the need to make ethical research decisions while also learning about research on contemporary social issues like the Internet and social relations, the police response to domestic violence, the sources of democracy, the determinants of voting, the impact of disasters, and the causes of violence.  



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ISBNs 9781483350684, 9781483350677, 1483350681, 9781483350677
Language English
Number of Pages 688
Edition 8th