The idea that science is a blueprint for research, and imagination gives research its life and purpose inspired this comprehensive explanation of research methodology. The authors' decades of experience have revealed that research is a craft requiring judgment and creativity, not simply memorization and application of the rules of science. This book covers a wide variety of data-collection techniques, but presents them as reinforcing, rather than competing with one another, thus striking a balance between qualitative and quantitative methods and proving an essential resource for instructors and students of sociology.

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Format: Trade Paperback
Author: Gray, Paul S.
ISBN: 9780521705554
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 9.98 x 0.90
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Year: 2007

Language: English

The Research Imagination: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

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