The Practice of Social Research

Book Details:

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Author: Earl Babbie

• Language: English

• Edition: Thirteenth Edition

• ISBN: 9788131520116

• Pages: 608

• Cover: Paperback

• Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches

About the Book:

The Practice of Social Research (Thirteenth Edition) by Earl Babbie is an essential guide for understanding research in the social sciences. The text is straightforward, comprehensive, and approachable, providing readers with practical tools to apply research concepts both as researchers and consumers of research.

This edition emphasizes the research process, teaching readers how to design and construct research projects. It covers a wide range of research techniques, from qualitative to quantitative methods, and introduces different observation modes used in modern social research. Key topics include conducting online surveys, analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data, and evaluating research methods.

With an emphasis on practical application, the book guides students through the complex world of social research and provides them with the knowledge to make informed decisions when consuming or creating research.

Contents:

Part 1: An Introduction to Inquiry

1. Science and Social Research

2. Social Inquiry: Ethics and Politics

3. Inquiry, Theory, and Paradigms

Part 2: The Structuring of Inquiry: Quantitative and Qualitative
4. Purpose and Design of Research Projects
5. Sampling Logic
6. From Concept of Measurement
7. Typologies, Indexes, and Scales

Part 3: Modes of Observation: Quantitative and Qualitative
8. Surveys
9. Experiments and Experimentation
10. Unobtrusive Measures
11. Paradigms, Methods, and Ethics of Qualitative Field Research
12. Evaluation Research: Types, Methods, and Issues

Part 4: Analysis of Data: Quantitative and Qualitative
13. Analyzing Qualitative Data
14. Analyzing Quantitative Data
15. Origins and Paradigm of the Elaboration Model
16. Methods of Statistical Analysis
17. Consuming and Creating Social Research

About the Author:

Earl R. Babbie is a prominent scholar in social research methods, having earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, after completing his education at Harvard University. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps before embarking on his academic career. Dr. Babbie is credited with shaping the field of social research methodology and has authored several influential texts, widely used in social science courses.