| An Introduction to Research, Analysis, and Writing: Practical Skills for Social Science Students Contributor(s): Newsome, Bruce Oliver (Author) |
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ISBN: 1483352552 ISBN-13: 9781483352558 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Research - Social Science | Reference |
| Dewey: 300.72 |
| LCCN: 2015472728 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.3" W x 9.05" (1.39 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An Introduction to Research, Analysis, and Writing by Bruce Oliver Newsome is an accessible guide that walks readers through the process of completing a social science project. Written specifically to meet the needs of undergraduate research classes, it introduces students to a complete skill set, including: planning, design, analysis, argumentation, criticizing theories, building theories, modeling theories, choosing methods, gathering data, presenting evidence, and writing the final product. Students can use this text as a practical resource to navigate through each stage of the process, including choices between more advanced research techniques. |
Contributor Bio(s): Newsome, Bruce Oliver: - Bruce Oliver Newsome, PhD, is a lecturer in the School of International & Area Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Before teaching, he was a research policy scientist at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California. He earned his undergraduate degree with honors in war studies from Kings College London, a master's degree in political science from the University of Pennsylvania, and PhD in international studies from the University of Reading. |