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Research methods / Patrick McNeill.

By: McNeill, Patrick [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Society now.Publisher: London : Routledge, 1990Copyright date: ©1990Edition: Second edition.Description: ix, 150 pages ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0415041260 (paperback); 97780415041263 (paperback).Subject(s): Sociology -- Methodology | Social sciences -- MethodologyDDC classification: 370.7
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This is the second, fully revised and updated edition of a highly praised text introducing sociological research methods to the student. It is written for the non-specialist, yet introduces all the central issues of social research.

Bibliography: (pages 138-144) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface to First Edition (p. vii)
  • Preface to Second Edition (p. viii)
  • Preface to Third Edition (p. ix)
  • 1 Research methods in sociology (p. 1)
  • 2 Social surveys (p. 28)
  • 3 Experiments and the comparative method (p. 68)
  • 4 Ethnography (p. 89)
  • 5 Secondary data (p. 131)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Patrick McNeill is currently Chair of Examiners for A-level Sociology for a leading exam board and works as an educational consultant
Steve Chapman is Head of Sociology at Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College in Leeds and formerly a Chief Examiner for A-level Sociology

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