The SAGE handbook of innovation in social research methods - Malcolm Williams

Social research is a bourgeoning field.
Of course it has many traditions and approaches, but there is a high premium upon thinking differently and thinking anew because social life is never static or wholly predictable.

The Handbook, edited by internationally recognized scholars, provides a comprehensive, pitch-perfect critical assessment of the field.
The main features of the Handbook are:

• Clear organization into 4 parts dealing with The Social Context of Research; Design and Data Collection; Integrating The Analysis of New Data Types; Sampling, Inference and Measurement


• Clear, cutting edge chapters on Objectivity; Causation; Organizing Social Research; Correspondence Analysis; Grounded Theory; Conversational Surveys; Mixed Methods; Meta-Analysis; Optimal Matching Analysis; GIS Analysis; Quantitative Narrative Analysis; Longitudinal Studies; SEM; MLM; Qualitative Comparative Analysis; Respondent Driven Sampling


• Brings together a glittering assembly of the key figures working in the field of research methods


• Demonstrates the continuities and productive tensions between classical traditions and real
  world research.
  

The result is a superbly organized text which will be required reading for anyone interested in the routes and future of social research.
It is an unparalleled teaching resource and a 'must have' for serious social researchers.