Table of Contents

• Preface

PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH

1. Introduction

2. Varieties of Social Research

3. Feminist Research

4. Principles of Social Research

PART II: RESEARCH PLANNING

5. Research Design

6. Initiating Social Research

7. Sampling Procedures

PART III: METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

8. Multi-Sample Studies

9. Field Research

10. Observation

11. Surveys: Questionnaires

12. Surveys: Interviews

13. The Study of Documents

14. Applied Research

PART IV: DATA ANALYSIS

15. Qualitative Analysis

16. Quantitative Analysis

PART V: PUBLICATION

17. Reporting

18. Glossary