Social Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods introduces students to research design, ethics, and data collection in the social sciences. Balancing attention to qualitative and quantitative methods, Blackstone emphasizes readers’ roles as consumers, citizens, and employees in her descriptions of research methods and their relevance to students’ everyday lives.
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- Callout boxes throughout the text containing recommended readings for those wishing for more in-depth information.
- Addition of numerous contemporary and classic examples including discussion of the Stanford Prison Experiment and recent revelations about the study, sociologists’ involvement in contemporary debates over gay marriage, controversies over replication of studies published in Science and Nature, and other updated examples.
- New discussion of research tools and techniques such as Amazon’s Mechanical Turk and sampling via social media.
- Addition of more contemporary images.
- Updated exercises.
- Tables summarizing key terms and definitions at the end of every chapter.
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