TY  - BOOK
AU  - May,Tim
TI  - Social research: issues, methods and process 
SN  - 9780335206124 (pbk.) :
AV  - H62 .M325 2001
U1  - 300.72 MAY 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Buckingham
PB  - Open University Press
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Research
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Society
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Social research & statistics
KW  - thema
N1  - Previous ed.: 1997; Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-249) and index; Part I.Isues in social research -- 1.Perspectives on social scientific research -- 2.Social theory and social research -- 3.Values of ehtics in the research process -- Part II.Methods of social research -- 4.Official statistics: topic and resource -- 5.Social surveys: design to analysis -- 6.Interviewing: methods and process -- 7.Participant observation: perspectives and practice -- 8.Documentary research: excavations and evidence -- 9.Comparative research: potential and problems
N2  - May examines the research process in general and aspects of its practice in particular, in order to bridge the gap between theory and methods. This expanded edition incorporates the latest developments in social research
ER  -