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In this Second Edition of the bestselling Making Sense of the Social World: Methods of Investigation, authors Daniel F. Chambliss and Russell K. Schutt once again provide students with an engaging, innovative, and accurate introduction to social research. More than a brief derivative of Schutt's widely successful Investigating the Social World, this version is written in a less formal, occasionally humorous style, with more concise examples drawn from everyday experience, and less coverage of complex or more rigorous methods.
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Chambliss (sociology, Hamilton College) and Schutt (sociology, U. of Massachusetts, Boston) describe social science research methods in this introductory textbook for undergraduate research courses in sociology, criminal justice, media studies, political science, and public administration. The CD-ROM contains review exercises, HyperRESEARCH software for qualitative data analysis, and directions on using a statistical package for a portion of the 2004 General Social Survey, which is provided. This edition contains more on qualitative data analysis and the ethical treatment of human subjects, new sections on writing techniques, more international examples, and an expanded appendix on secondary data resources. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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