From question development and research design to data collection and statistical analysis, this text guides the reader through every aspect of social research. Encouraging a critical approach in each chapter, this 4th edition includes enhanced coverage of internet sampling, mixed methods, conversation analysis and feminist research.
SOTIRIOS SARANTAKOS is Adjunct Professor at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He has been teaching research methods for more than two decades in Europe and Australia. He is the author of many books, including Marriage and the Family, Same-Sex Couples, A Toolkit for Quantitative Data Analysis, Data Analysis [4 volumes], and Cohabitation in Transition.