The Research Imagination: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

By Paul S. Gray, David A. Karp, John R. Dalphin, et al.

Book Overview

The idea that science is a blueprint for research, and imagination gives research its life and purpose inspired this comprehensive explanation of research methodology. The authors' decades of experience have revealed that research is a craft requiring judgment and creativity, not simply memorization and application of the rules of science. This book covers a wide variety of data-collection techniques, but presents them as reinforcing, rather than competing with one another, thus striking a balance between qualitative and quantitative methods and proving an essential resource for instructors and students of sociology.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521879728
• ISBN13: 9780521879729
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 10.2"