Researching Social Life

ISBN 10: 0761972455 / ISBN 13: 9780761972457

Edité par SAGE Publications, Limited, 2001

Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur GRP69884014

Synopsis :

Reviews of the First Edition

`... an ideal primary text for an undergraduate course in social research methods' - Teaching Sociology

`This is a very impressive book. It is admirably written in clear, straightforward language, so that I can easily imagine undergraduates responding well to its use as a core text.' - Geoff Payne, Professor of Social Research, University of Plymouth

`Provides an excellent introductory methods text that covers every stage of quantitative and qualitative research.' - Journal of Social Policy

`an ideal text for undergraduates in a variety of disciplines who are taking research methods courses'

À propos de l'auteur:

Nigel Gilbert is Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England. He is the author or editor of 34 books and many academic papers and was the founding editor of the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. His current research focuses on the application of agent-based models to understanding social and economic phenomena, especially the emergence of norms, culture, and innovation. He obtained a doctorate in the sociology of scientific knowledge in 1974 from the University of Cambridge and has subsequently taught at the universities of York and Surrey in England. He is one of the pioneers in the field of social simulation and is past president of the European Social Simulation Association. He is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences and of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Researching Social Life
Éditeur : SAGE Publications, Limited
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good
Edition : 2nd Edition.