Social Research

SOTIRIOS SARANTAKOS is Adjunct Professor at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He has been teaching research methods for more than two decades in Europe and Australia. He is the author of many books, including Marriage and the Family, Same-Sex Couples, A Toolkit for Quantitative Data Analysis, Data Analysis [4 volumes], and Cohabitation in Transition.

Praise for the third edition 'Sarantakos has retained the rigour, content and 'flavour' of the earlier edition whilst adding relevant new and necessary content...It is a well-balanced text that is both comprehensive and detailed. Above all, it is very readable and very understandable.' - Rob O'Neil, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Western Sydney, Australia 'One of the most extensive books I have read. Covers every facet from designing, theoretical and statistical test and the how to get published. Many books I have read on social research rarely cover the stats. The level and language is certainly accessible while remaining scholarly. ' - Tom Farrelly, Department of Health Science, Institute of Technology Tralee 'Sarantakos is to be congratulated on this new edition for its comprehensive presentation of the milieu of research methods that can be used by the social researcher but also for the lucid manner [in which] information has been articulated.' - Emeritus Professor John Dekjers, Central Queensland University, Australia

• PrefacePART I: FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCHIntroductionVarieties of Social ResearchFeminist ResearchPrinciples of Social ResearchPART II: RESEARCH PLANNINGResearch DesignInitiating Social ResearchSampling ProceduresPART III: METHODS OF DATA COLLECTIONMulti-Sample StudiesField ResearchObservationSurveys: QuestionnairesSurveys: InterviewsThe Study of DocumentsApplied ResearchPART IV: DATA ANALYSISQualitative AnalysisQuantitative AnalysisPART V: PUBLICATIONReportingGlossary.