- Paperback: 461 pages
- Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co; 2nd edition edition (July 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0534519040
- ISBN-13: 978-0534519049
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.8 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 771 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,753,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A concise, affordable paperback research methods text from Earl Babbie, who defined how to teach the research methods course with the publication of THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH. The streamlined Second Edition of THE BASICS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH emphasizes the fundamental concepts of both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Inductive chapter openings pose social research problems that are addressed and resolved in each chapter through the application of key chapter concepts. Each chapter contains detailed examples, and new sections on how to interpret the results of data analysis. The second edition features increased technology integration as well. SPSS, MicroCase, HyperResearch, and NVIVO statistical software examples are given throughout the text. Web icons indicate where practice exercises and tutorials are available on the companion web site. The text provides students with the necessary tools for understanding the basics of social research methods, and for applying these concepts both inside and outside the classroom.
About the Author
A native of New England, Earl Babbie graduated from Harvard University before enlisting in the United States Marine Corp. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and began teaching shortly thereafter. Earl Babbie has written several texts for Wadsworth, including the best-selling THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Easy to learn social research, Mar 2 2006
By M. Frazier "treble maker" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Basics of Social Research (with CD-ROM and Infotrac ) (Paperback)
I was dreading taking this required course in collge, "Methods of Social Research." This was the required text and it has made my life easier. I could actually understand the concepts. I highly recommend this text book.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Complete, Easy to Understand, and even...Entertaining, Mar 3 2006
By DLJ - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Basics of Social Research (with CD-ROM and Infotrac ) (Paperback)
I really have to compliment Babbie on taking a potentially dry subject and making it fun. Not only is this book a very complete and easy to understand introduction to research methods, but it is also, at times, downright funny. I highly recommend this book. I gained a deeper understanding of research methods by reading The Basics of Social Research and Babbie's unique writing style made me want to learn more.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good and Bad, May 27 2009
By Nothing new "biased_perspective" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Basics of Social Research (Paperback)
I have used this book in my research methods course. While Babbie uses MANY examples which are helpful (not sure about the previous reviewer mentioning comedy b/c there is none) he also gets bogged down using personal examples that are NOT helpful. There is one section in particular where Babbie uses a personal example in the form of crosstabs which is so difficult to follow that I couldn't even understand it. I have tried to get away from the text but it appears that the market is saturated with mediocre research methods texts. I have tried Understanding Research which is miserable and will be trying How It's Done next semester in an effort to find a better text than the Babbie text. Hence, while Babbie's text is imperfect, it is better than many other texts out there!
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