Theory and Method

by Mel Churton and Anne Brown

Knowledge of theory is essential to study, but it often seems quite abstract and distant from the 'real world'. Research methods, on the other hand, are strategies that allow us to gather evidence from the people around us to help explain social phenomena. This book explores these two key areas and shows new sociologists how they can understand, appreciate and use both theory and method.

Written with student needs firmly in mind, this new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230217818
• ISBN13: 9780230217812
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"