Understanding Research 2009

Understanding Research is an accessible and visually-appealing introduction to research. Whether students become producers or consumers of research, this text shows them that the subject is both interesting and highly relevant for their lives and professional work.

The ISBN above if for the standalone book, if you want the Book/Access Card order the ISBN below:

0205724736 / 9780205724734 Understanding Research with MyResearchKit

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0205471536 / 9780205471539 Understanding

0205698581 / 9780205698585 MyResearchKit -- Access Card

W. Lawrence Neuman James is professor of sociology and Asian Studies coordinator at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. His M.A. and Ph.D. were earned at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has authored seven books and published 35 articles and book chapters, which have appeared in Social Problems, Sociological Inquiry, Social Science Quarterly, American Sociological Review, Critical Asian Studies, Teaching Sociology, The Journal of Contemporary Asia, Sociological Quarterly, and other journals . He is a former president of the Wisconsin Sociological Association. Neuman has received his university’s highest award for research, the Chancellor's Award for service to students with disabilities, as well as the the Wisconsin Sociological Association's Outstanding Service Award, and the College of Letters and Sciences awards for outstanding teaching, excellence in research, and outstanding service.

Chapter 8: Research with Nonreactive Members

“This chapter was thorough, used great examples, and provided a balanced assessment of the strengths and weaknesses associated with using nonreactive measures. I was impressed with the extensive descriptions the author provided to illustrate the key concepts related to this topic.”

Molly George

University of California at Santa Barbara

 

Chapter 9: Making Sense of Numbers

“The author did an excellent job introducing this chapter and presenting the fundamentals of quantitative research. I know this is often the most intimidating and most difficult topic for most of my students. I feel that the author’s use of examples and clear explanations works well.”

Molly George

University of California at Santa Barbara

 

Chapter 10: Field Research and Ethnography

“This is one of the strongest, most comprehensive explanations of field research that I have encountered in a social research text book. As an ethnographer, I am often disappointed with the superficial description of this approach. More specifically, I appreciated the inclusion fo contemporary qualitative research to illustrate key issue/concerns with this approach.”

Molly George

University of California at Santa Barbara

 

Features

'Making It Practical'

“I think Making it Practical provides a very useful, straight-forward explanation of how to put field work principles into practice.”

Molly George

University of California at Santa Barbara

 

'Example Study'

“The study chosen as an example in Chapter 10’s study is excellent! It is one of my favorite studies produced this past year and using various elements f the project to illustrate different issues and abstract concepts in field work is a great idea.”

Molly George

University of California at Santa Barbara

 

Writing Style

“The author’s writing style is clear and well-organized.”

Molly George

University of California at Santa Barbara

 

“The writing style was excellent”

John A. Lewis

University of Southern Mississippi