The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods

Victor Jupp9780761962977, 0-7619-6297-2, 0-7619-6298-0

Bringing together the work of over eighty leading academics and researchers worldwide to produce the definitive reference and research tool for the social sciences, The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods contains more than 230 entries providing the widest coverage of the all the main terms in the research process. It encompasses philosophies of science, research paradigms and designs, specific aspects of data collection, practical issues to be addressed when carrying out research, and the role of research in terms of function and context.

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Contents……Page 6
List of Contributors……Page 8
Editor’s Introduction……Page 12
A……Page 14
B……Page 30
C……Page 32
D……Page 69
E……Page 95
F……Page 127
G……Page 138
H……Page 146
I……Page 154
L……Page 172
M……Page 179
N……Page 199
O……Page 212
P……Page 224
Q……Page 259
R……Page 268
S……Page 284
T……Page 310
U……Page 322
V……Page 324
W……Page 337
Subject Index……Page 340
Author Index……Page 345