Readings in Social Research Methods

This reader is designed to accompany any main text in research methods or be used as a stand-alone reader. It has been closely patterned on the range of topics covered in Earl Babbie's best selling texts, THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH, 11/e and BASICS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH, 4/e. The reader focuses on the core methodologies of the social research methods course and provides illustrations of those methods. The articles describe real world applications and research and show students how research is conducted and reported.

This anthology is suitable for students in basic research methodology classes. Articles on areas such as ethics, research design, sampling, experimental and survey research, and statistics are introduced with brief summaries and conclude with questions. The anthology has been structured to be used in conjunction with research methods texts by Earl Babbie, but can also be used with any other text. Wysocki teaches at the University of Nevada. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Diane Kholos Wysocki grew up in Denver, CO and spent 8 years working as a surgical technician before starting college. She received her bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in sociology at Arizona State University and her MA and Ph.D. in sociology at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Dr. Wysocki is now an Associate Professor of Sociology and the Director of Women's Studies at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.