Research Methods in Social Relations

Acquiring Social Knowledge: Scientific And Ordinary Knowledge -- Examining Social Relations Research -- Measurement: From Abstract Concepts To Concrete Representations -- Randomized Experiments -- Quasi-experimental And Survey Research Designs -- Logic Of Sampling -- Scaling -- Laboratory Research -- Practical Sampling -- Questionnaires And Interviews: Asking Questions Effectively -- Observational And Archival Data -- Qualitative Research: Field Work And Participant Observation -- Applied And Evaluation Research -- Coding Data And Describing Distributions -- Describing Relationships Between Variables -- Controlling For Third Variables -- Meta-analysis -- Writing The Research Report -- Ethical Implications. Charles M. Judd, Eliot R. Smith, Louise H. Kidder. Rev. Ed. Of: Research Methods In Social Relations / Louise H. Kidder. 5th Ed. 1986. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 529-559) And Index.