About
In Social Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods, Blackstone stresses the importance of understanding research methods in order to pursue an advanced degree. As an active researcher herself, Blackstone is acutely aware of the need for a balanced approach of both qualitative and quantitative methods of sociological inquiry. Therefore, the three overriding objectives of this textbook are: Relevance, Balance, and Accessibility. Blackstone emphasizes the relevance of research methods for the everyday lives of its readers, undergraduate students.
Key Features
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Learning objectives at the start of every section.
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Key take-aways and exercises concluding each section.
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Includes Recommended Readings.
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Customizable.
New in This Version
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Two new chapters focused on data analysis, one quantitative (Ch. 12) and the other qualitative (Ch. 13)
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Combined chapters to make room for the two new chapters. Content from the original Chapter 12 (“Additional Methods of Data Collection and Analysis”) was distributed across chapters. Content from the original Chapter 13 (“Sharing Your Work”) was merged with the new Chapter 14 (“Putting It All Together: Sharing Your Own and Others’ Research Responsibly”)
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Includes FlatWorld Homework for the first time
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Coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, technology’s impact on social life, developments in social science paper retractions, and more
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Edited to include current approaches to gender-inclusive language
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Expanded number of exercises, including those sprinkled throughout the text with answer guidelines provided in the instructor’s manual
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Increased number of embedded videos