Ch. 1. Science and Research -- Ch. 2. Dimensions of Research -- Ch. 3. Theory and Research -- Ch. 4. The Meanings of Methodology -- Ch. 5. Reading Other People's Research -- Ch. 6. Quantitative Research Designs -- Ch. 7. Quantitative Social Science Measurement -- Ch. 8. Experimental Research -- Ch. 9. Sampling -- Ch. 10. Survey Research -- Ch. 11. Nonreactive Research and Available Data -- Ch. 12. Analyzing Quantitative Data -- Ch. 13. Qualitative Research Design -- Ch. 14. Field Research -- Ch. 15. Historical-Comparative Research -- Ch. 16. Analyzing Qualitative Data -- Ch. 17. Ethical and Political Issues in Social Research -- Appendix A Codes of Ethics -- Appendix B A Table of Random Numbers -- Appendix C The Research Report and Proposals -- Appendix D Computers in Social Research
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