Ragin,Charles C. <br/><br/>
Constructing social research: the unity and diversity of method/ 
Charles C. Ragin, Lisa M. Amoroso. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Los Angeles :  SAGE Publications,  2011. 
 - xii, 235 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>What is (and is not) social research? -- The goals of social research -- The process of social research: ideas and evidence -- The ethics of social research -- Using qualitative methods to study commonalities -- Using comparative methods to study diversity -- Using quantitative methods to study covariation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781412960182 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 1412960185 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Research.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300.72   / RAG/C