Designed to inspire students to begin their journey in social research, Social Research Methods second edition is both comprehensive and practical. Introducing a wide range of useful research methods and practices, it covers both qualitative and quantitative methods. Each chapter is written by an active research practitioner and is presented within a framework of exxciting Australian research.

Table of Contents

Part One: Doing Social Research 1. The Nature of Social Research - Maggie Walter Voices in the Field: Virginia Watson 2. Designing Social Research - Kristin Natalier Voices in the Field: Trisch Short 3. The Research Process - Doug Ezzy Voices in the Field: Sarah Wendt 4. Ethics - Daphne Habibis Voices in the field: Hannah Graham 5. Measuring and Sampling - Bruce Tranter Voices in the Field: Wally Karnilowicz Part Two: Quantitative Methods and Analysis 6. Surveys - Maggie Walter Voices in the Field: Allan Welch 7. Population Level Analysis - Natalie Jackson Voices in the Field: Fiona Gill 8. Analysing Quantitative Data - Tim Phillips Voices in the Field: Joanna Sikora and Lawrence Saha 9. Using SPSS with Quantitative Data - Phillip Patman Voices in the Field: Maryann Wulff Part Three: Qualitative Methods and Analysis 10. Qualitative Interviewing - Max Travers Voices in the field: Tim Marjoribanks 11. Content Analysis - Warren Sproule Voices in the Field: Rebecca Dance 12. Discourse Analysis - Keith Jacobs Voices in the Field: Brendan Churchill 13. Evaluation Research - Rob White Voices in the Field: Di Heckenberg Voices in the Field: Tim Marjoribanks 14. Qualitative Data Analysis - Karen Willis Voices in the Field: Jane Maree Maher Part Four: Research Needs to Be Read 15. Writing up Your Results - Michelle Gabriel Voices in the Field: Evan Willis