The practice of social research /
Earl Babbie
- FOURTH EDITION
- Belmont, California : Wadsworth Publishing Company, c1986
- xxii, 577 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: An Introduction to Inquiry -- Part 2: The Structuring of Inquiry -- Part 3: Modes of Observation -- Part 4: Analysis of Data -- Part 5: The Social Context of Research.
The purpose of this book is to introduce you to the logic and the skills of social scientific research.