{"product_id":"9780631230496","title":"Essentials of Research Methods A Guide to Social Science Research","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEssentials of Research Methods\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Guide to Social Science Research\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJanet M. Ruane\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssentials of Research Methods\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise and accessible introduction to research methods in the social sciences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by an expert of research methods teaching, this book takes extraordinary care to focus the reader on experiences in his or her everyday life as a way of understanding and performing research methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces students to research methods with clear, concise, and accessible prose.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses the reader on everyday life as a way to understand research methods.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers ethics, data gathering and analysis, and statistics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes further reading lists, graphs, exercises, study questions, a glossary, and an annotated list of web resources.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJanet M. Ruane\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology at Montclair State University. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003eSecond Thoughts: Seeing Conventional Wisdom Through the Sociological Eye \u003c\/i\u003e(with Karen Cerulo, third edition, 2004). She has taught research methods to undergraduates for more than fifteen years.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 September 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631230496\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378472251532,"sku":"9780631230496","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631230496_12dc2e89-ae87-472c-9f4a-39bf93676ed4.jpg?v=1780240261","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631230496","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}