This textbook brings coherence to the study of methods by presenting five major approaches to experimentation: survey research, participant observation, life histories, unobtrusive measures from a single theoretical point of view, and symbolic interaction.
At once a unique textbook for methods courses and a major contribution to sociological theory, this book teaches students the principles of research and how to construct and test theories. It brings coherence to the study of methods by presenting five major approaches to experim…
'Sam Goodman' was a long-time thief, fence, and quasi-legitimate businessman. He had a criminal career that spanned fifty years, beginning in his mid-teens and ending with his death when he was in his mid-sixties. Confessions of a Dying Thief is an in-depth ethnographic study of…
'Sam Goodman' was a long-time thief, fence, and quasi-legitimate businessman. He had a criminal career that spanned fifty years, beginning in his mid-teens and ending with his death when he was in his mid-sixties. Confessions of a Dying Thief is an in-depth ethnographic study of…
"This book presents the results of a thirty-five-year research project involving 300 families, each of whom adopted at least one child at birth from a Texas home for unwed mothers during the period of 1962-1970. The book weaves together information about the birth parents of the…
Covering the evolution of mathematics since the ancient times, this work observes the changes that have taken place in the conception of rational theory. It places emphasis on the philosophic and logical systems, from Aristotle onward, that provide the basis for the fusion of ma…
Covering the evolution of mathematics since the ancient times, this work observes the changes that have taken place in the conception of rational theory. It places emphasis on the philosophic and logical systems, from Aristotle onward, that provide the basis for the fusion of ma…
Covering the evolution of mathematics since the ancient times, this work observes the changes that have taken place in the conception of rational theory. It places emphasis on the philosophic and logical systems, from Aristotle onward, that provide the basis for the fusion of ma…