TY - BOOK AU - Babbie,Earl R. TI - The practice of social research SN - 0534620280 AV - H62 .B2 2004 U1 - 300.72 BAB 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Belmont, CA PB - Thomson/Wadsworth KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - A text for an undergraduate course. Learning features include main points, key terms, review questions and exercises, and Internet activities, as well as unique "holographic overviews," presenting the whole book in one sentence, in a paragraph, in a page, and finally with a few paragraphs per chapter. This ninth edition strengthens treatment of qualitative methods, with material on major paradigms used today, a new chapter on qualitative data analysis, combined presentation of conceptualization and operationalization, and a new appendix on SPSS 8.0. The author is affiliated with Chapman University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1514/2002112001-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1514/2002112001-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1514/2002112001-t.html ER -