The Fourth Edition of Russell Schutt's successful social research text, Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research, links the "doing" of social research to important social issues, including research on the Internet and social relations, substance abuse, homelessness, and gender roles. Each chapter presents an interesting research question and demonstrates how the methods introduced in that chapter can be used to help answer the research question posed. This book not only emphasizes research techniques but also equips students with the critical skills necessary to evaluate research done by others.

Investigating Social World : The Process and Practice of Research-Textbook Only

Politics & Social Sciences

Russell K. Schutt

Social Sciences

Pine Forge Press

Adventures in Social Research - Textbook Only

Unknown, Author

Written especially for undergraduate students taking their first course in social statistics, this highly accessible bestselling text has been thoroughly revised and updated with the latest General Social Survey data. The new edition maintains the same informal, conversational writing style along with the many pedagogical features have led to the previous editions' widespread success. It also introduces new social issues, including more analysis of cultural diversity. The text includes resources designed to support effective teaching: illustrations showing how statistical concepts are used to interpret social issues, guides for reading and interpreting the research literature, SPSS demonstrations, and a rich variety of exercises. In this Fourth Edition, the authors have introduced a strong global perspective by using real-life examples from the International Social Survey Programme that help expand the students' analytical focus beyond the United States.

Falling Angels

Frankfort-Nachmias

With extensive use of case materials, this volume describes and analyzes the significance of social movements like the struggle for abortion rights and gay rights for the large-scale transformations of key aspects of gender and family. Gender and social movements are also linked in a way that shows how events of the 19th century are relevant to understanding the struggles for change today.

Gender, Family, and Social Movements

Suzanne Staggenborg

"[This is] a very nice blend of historical narrative and sociological conceptualization...it provides broad coverage of groups over time, all the major concepts for understanding the experience of each of these groups, and more factual information than is often found in comparable texts." --Jeremy Hein, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the United States: Inequality, Group Conflict, and Power (Pine Forge Press Social Science Library)

Healey, Joseph F.

Presenting topics in the form of questions and answers, this popular supplemental text offers a brief introduction on multiple regression on a conceptual level. Author Paul D. Allison answers the most essential questions (such as how to read and interpret

Multiple Regression: A Primer (Research Methods and Statistics)

Allison, Paul D.

This text is an introduction to the sociology of minority-dominant relations and was written for students who do not have extensive backgrounds in the social sciences. I have tried to make the subject matter coherent to these students, in part by applying a unified set of themes and concepts throughout the text. The analysis is consistent and continuous, even while examining multiple perspectives and a variety of viewpoints. This subject matter is highly controversial and filled with drama, tragedy, and triumph. I have tried to deal with the issues and tell the stories behind the issues in a way that makes the text both a pleasure to read and a demonstration of the power and importance of thinking sociologically.

Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class: The Sociology of Group Conflict and Change

This revised edition guides users of SPSS for Windows 95 and, like its predecessor, helps teach students how to `do′ social science, by showing how compelling social issues can be explored by analyzing social data. The book is written specifically for beginning research students and is accompanied by a data disk. It stresses active learning, as students are guided step-by-step through the exercises. No previous experience with computers, Windows, SPSS, statistics, or social research is required. An Instructor′s Manual is available to lecturers who adopt the book, and request it on their institution′s letterhead.

Exploring Social Issues: Using SPSS for Windows 95 Versions 7.5, 8.0, or Higher

Computers & Technology

Babbie, Earl R.

Boli, John E.

Halley, Frederick S.

Programming

"Cheryl Albers′ reader for use in family sociology courses is a cutting edge collection of articles about cutting edge topics. She addresses nine topics central and critical to family sociology and provided thoughtful articles from diverse perspectives for each, from adolescent childbearing to the construction of family policy. This volume of readings is where the students are. It could enrich any instructor′s approach to the burning questions in the field of family sociology." Dana Vannoy, University of Cincinnati

Sociology of Families: Readings

Parenting & Relationships

Designing Families: The Search for Self and Community in the Information Age

Designing Families is a thought-provoking examination of the challenges facing the nuclear family as it enters the new millenium. John Scanzoni sets the issue of change in families in aN historical and cross-cultural perspective tracing the development of the family from the Agricultural Age to the Information Age.

Scanzoni, John

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