The Practice of Social Research

Download or read book The Practice of Social Research written by Earl R. Babbie and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this edition of the most comprehensive, authoritative research methods text on the market, Earl Babbie offers the most cutting-edge and thorough revision ever. The new edition retains the strengths that made it the best-selling text in the market while seamlessly integrating qualitative material throughout and adding an additional chapter on Qualitative Data Analysis (13). The book is known for being straightforward, with a broad set of topics. It has great illustrations, comprehensive overviews, detailed discussions, brief outlines, and a concrete, well-defined chapter structure. Its reputation for being very readable continues through its use of minimum jargon and math, along with use of humor throughout.