Social research methods /
Bryman, Alan
Social research methods / Alan Bryman. - Fifth edition. - xxxv, 747 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One: The Research Process -- 1: The nature and process of social research -- 2: Social research strategies: quantitative research and qualitative research -- 3: Research designs -- 4: Planning a research project and formulating research questions -- 5: Getting started: reviewing the literature -- 6: Ethics and politics in social research -- Part Two: Quantitative Research -- 7: The nature of quantitative research -- 8: Sampling in quantitative research -- 9: Structured interviewing -- 10: Self-administered questionnaires -- 11: Asking questions -- 12: Structured observation -- 13: Content analysis -- 14: Using existing data -- 15: Quantitative data analysis -- 16: Using IBM SPSS for Windows -- Part Three: Qualitative Research -- 17: The nature of qualitative research -- 18: Sampling in qualitative research -- 19: Ethnography and participant observation -- 20: Interviewing in qualitative research -- 21: Focus groups -- 22: Language in qualitative research -- 23: Documents as sources of data -- 24: Qualitative data analysis -- 25: Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis: using NVivo -- Part Four: Mixed Methods Research and Writing Up -- 26: Breaking down the quantitative/qualitative divide -- 27: Mixed methods research: combining quantitative and qualitative research -- 28: Writing up social research.
0199689458 9780199689453
Social sciences--Research.
Social sciences--Methodology.
H62 / .B787 2016
300.72
Social research methods / Alan Bryman. - Fifth edition. - xxxv, 747 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One: The Research Process -- 1: The nature and process of social research -- 2: Social research strategies: quantitative research and qualitative research -- 3: Research designs -- 4: Planning a research project and formulating research questions -- 5: Getting started: reviewing the literature -- 6: Ethics and politics in social research -- Part Two: Quantitative Research -- 7: The nature of quantitative research -- 8: Sampling in quantitative research -- 9: Structured interviewing -- 10: Self-administered questionnaires -- 11: Asking questions -- 12: Structured observation -- 13: Content analysis -- 14: Using existing data -- 15: Quantitative data analysis -- 16: Using IBM SPSS for Windows -- Part Three: Qualitative Research -- 17: The nature of qualitative research -- 18: Sampling in qualitative research -- 19: Ethnography and participant observation -- 20: Interviewing in qualitative research -- 21: Focus groups -- 22: Language in qualitative research -- 23: Documents as sources of data -- 24: Qualitative data analysis -- 25: Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis: using NVivo -- Part Four: Mixed Methods Research and Writing Up -- 26: Breaking down the quantitative/qualitative divide -- 27: Mixed methods research: combining quantitative and qualitative research -- 28: Writing up social research.
0199689458 9780199689453
Social sciences--Research.
Social sciences--Methodology.
H62 / .B787 2016
300.72