Presenting the methods of social science research within the context of human service practice, the Fourth Edition of Applied Social Research is ideal for courses emphasizing applied research in sociology, social work, criminal justice, counseling, and community planning. Used at the undergraduate and graduate levels, this popular text explores the growing diversity of ways in which research is applied to practice and the extensive links between research and practice.
Table of Contents
Preface
Research in Practice Illustrations
Computers in Research
1. Research in the Human Services
2. The Logic of Social Research
3. Ethical Issues in Social Reseach
4. Issues in Problem Formulation
5. The Process of Measurement
6. Sampling
7. Survey Research
8. Analysis of Available Data
9. Observational Techniques
10. Experimental Research
11. Single-Subject Designs
12. Evaluation Research
13. Scaling
14. Data Analysis I: Data Preparation and Presentation
15. Data Analysis II: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
16. Writing for Research: Grant Proposals and Report Writing
Appendix A. A Guide to the Library
Appendix B. Generating Random Numbers
Appendix C. Professional Codes of Ethics
Appendix D. Research in Practice: The World Wide Web Connection
