Social Research Methods
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- Author：Alan Bryman
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Summary
This introduction to research methods provides students and researchers with unrivalled coverage of both quantitative and qualitative methods， making it invaluable for anyone embarking on social research。
Bridging the gap between theory and practice， Social Research Methods， Fifth Edition， is packed full of engaging examples and practical tips to equip students with the tools and knowledge needed for them to complete their own research projects。 In addition to providing practical advice， author Alan Bryman deftly explores the nature of social research and the wider issues impinging on it。
Bridging the gap between theory and practice， Social Research Methods， Fifth Edition， is packed full of engaging examples and practical tips to equip students with the tools and knowledge needed for them to complete their own research projects。 In addition to providing practical advice， author Alan Bryman deftly explores the nature of social research and the wider issues impinging on it。
Reviews
Kei
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A good book for anyone who wants to learn qualitative research。
Gaby Prado
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It is a research text book， and it shows in its size and scope。 But it is less arid than most， well design， good coverage and explanation of topics， and it is more updated than the W。 Neuman textbook I was given at University back in 1998。 （and still consult from time to time） I would strongly recommend this to "UX" researchers， for it does go way more in-depth than the "ux research"， "design research" books one finds in most bookshelves。 It is a research text book， and it shows in its size and scope。 But it is less arid than most， well design， good coverage and explanation of topics， and it is more updated than the W。 Neuman textbook I was given at University back in 1998。 （and still consult from time to time） I would strongly recommend this to "UX" researchers， for it does go way more in-depth than the "ux research"， "design research" books one finds in most bookshelves。 。。。more
Rebekah Mui
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A detailed and thorough overview of qualitative， quantitative and mixed-method approaches for social science research。 You don't need to read it cover to cover， but it provides a good reference point during research methods courses or for specific projects as needed。 A detailed and thorough overview of qualitative， quantitative and mixed-method approaches for social science research。 You don't need to read it cover to cover， but it provides a good reference point during research methods courses or for specific projects as needed。 。。。more
Vidu
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"Read" for Soc 315: Intro to Social Methodology "Read" for Soc 315: Intro to Social Methodology 。。。more
Gintaras
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A good introduction to social research。 Bryman likes to digress a lot， though。
Yatin Diwakar
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This book explained the basics of approaching research beautifully， but confused me in terms。 Similar concepts across books （and classroom） are explained by different terms。 But a good textbook nonetheless。
Michael
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A "necessary evil" for those studying social research。 The language is usually approachable and the headings/glossary and index are useful A "necessary evil" for those studying social research。 The language is usually approachable and the headings/glossary and index are useful 。。。more
Casper R
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Clear and well-written reference work。
Kassaw Tadesse
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Beee
Lexie Lawless
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To anyone who's working on a research project for university， this is the book to counsel for just about everything。 I will hold on to this book tightly until I graduate。 To anyone who's working on a research project for university， this is the book to counsel for just about everything。 I will hold on to this book tightly until I graduate。 。。。more
Daniel
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Reading this cover to cover was a bit like reading an IKEA brochure; your room will never look that good， nor will your research。 There was also a meandering sense that there is always another research method， each a slight variation on the last - a lot like flat pack furniture。 My take-away was the intimate link between ontological/philosophical assumptions and choice of method， something I can't draw an IKEA parallel to。 Reading this cover to cover was a bit like reading an IKEA brochure; your room will never look that good， nor will your research。 There was also a meandering sense that there is always another research method， each a slight variation on the last - a lot like flat pack furniture。 My take-away was the intimate link between ontological/philosophical assumptions and choice of method， something I can't draw an IKEA parallel to。 。。。more
Ronita
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this was a very exciting book。
Nikos Bar
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This book is a nice introduction to the social research methods。
Felly
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The best book for social research methods！Very thorough and breakdown almost everything。
Anna
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well written and accessible introduction to research methods in social sciences。 straightforward and concise。
Anum Irfan
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nice
Irene
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I got this book for my masters degree in Sociology。It is a great reference book to start getting a grip on the different aspects of social research。The book covers the ontological， epistemological， and methodological considerations of research and presents a summary of different quantitative and qualitative methods， such as content analysis， interviewing， ethnography， focus groups， questionnaires and surveys， etc。The book also covers aspects of research design and analysis techniques， namely usi I got this book for my masters degree in Sociology。It is a great reference book to start getting a grip on the different aspects of social research。The book covers the ontological， epistemological， and methodological considerations of research and presents a summary of different quantitative and qualitative methods， such as content analysis， interviewing， ethnography， focus groups， questionnaires and surveys， etc。The book also covers aspects of research design and analysis techniques， namely using the software packages NNivo and IBM SPSS。 。。。more
Bea Tumindog
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Very helpful especially for the students who are in the process of thesis writing。
Elena
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The book for starting a social research project。
Sonia
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Kindly if anyone has got its ebook。kindly let me know。。。ii need it
Abrar
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It was wonderful book， and it is very useful for those who are interesting in research methods。 It gave a full information about sampling designs， quantitative and qualitative methods。
Tilahun
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i want to read this book because i know in the library in hard copy and it is fine
Ajeng Bunga negari
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ok
Michael Gerald
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This is the first book I read for my graduate studies this year。 It is a good introduction to social research methods and has good sections on research questions， review of literature， the nature of quantitative research， the nature of qualitative research， quantitative and qualitative data analysis， ethics in research， and many more。 Be patient， though， as some people might find the said sections quite dry。
Sileshi
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Alan Bryman Alan Bryman 。。。more
Jade
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A great starting text for anyone undertaking research in the social sciences。 The perfect 'bible' for anyone interested in or planning to conduct social research。Very comprehensive and general。 However for those undertaking masters degrees and PhD level a more specific understanding of a researchers chosen research methods is needed。 A great starting text for anyone undertaking research in the social sciences。 The perfect 'bible' for anyone interested in or planning to conduct social research。Very comprehensive and general。 However for those undertaking masters degrees and PhD level a more specific understanding of a researchers chosen research methods is needed。 。。。more
Sin Tien Tan
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Comprehensive guide to Research Methods with *Preeettie* pictures （lol）。
Oopsie Nubbins
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This book is now up to its 4th edition。。。
Aleen
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good
Leo Horovitz
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I read the Swedish edition， but I'll write this in English anyway so readers/prospective readers in other languages can read it too if they want。It's a very good introduction to a variety of methods and techniques for social science research。 The book is divided into four parts: an introductory part where the reader is given an overview of research in general along with a brief description of the difference the main quantitative and qualitative methods， some philosophical differences between the I read the Swedish edition， but I'll write this in English anyway so readers/prospective readers in other languages can read it too if they want。It's a very good introduction to a variety of methods and techniques for social science research。 The book is divided into four parts: an introductory part where the reader is given an overview of research in general along with a brief description of the difference the main quantitative and qualitative methods， some philosophical differences between these two main strategies and some common examples of methods associated with them; a part devoted to quantitative research with a presentation of its common methods and techniques; another part which does the same for qualitative research; and a final part discussion bridging the two strategies and concluding in two final chapters on using the Internet as a place to conduct research and on writing a research report， touching on both quantitative and qualitative methods together。The material varies from discussing diffenet philosophical views on ontology and epistemology and the implications for the choice of method （feminist critiques on quantitative research， post-modernism， positivism and phenomenology are among the covered subjects here） via still philosophical though much less theoretical parts about ethical considerations， via more conrete discussions about conducting research and the pros and cons of different methods， and finally to very specific recommendations and instructions on using particular techniques such as constucting surveys， transcribing recorded interviews and such。Bryman manages to cover an amazingly wide range of subjects and always manages to present opposing views fairly while sometimes urging against the more hardline viewpoints found e。g。 in feminist critiques speaking out against all quantitative research as fundamentally exploitative of the research subjects and hardliners on both sides of the qualitative/quantitative divide holding firm to one of these as the only one strategy or those that take a sceptical view on combined/mixed strategies on the basis of these building on fundamentally opposed philosophies concerning ontology and/or epistemology （in this Bryman acknowledges the presence of such differences while replying that they are not deterministic in research， his view is instead that while there are tendencies among quantitative methods towards philosophical viewpoints being opposite of those of qualitative methods and vice versa， they are only tendencies）。 Wherever possible， Bryman presents research about research （meta-research！） supporting his presentations of the issues sometimes dismissing the a priori assumptions of some commentators when actual evidence seems to go against them。Overall， a very good introduction to the subject with great coverage。 。。。more
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