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• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I Elements of Social Research
• Chapter 1 What Is (and Is Not) Social Research?
• Introduction
• Some Conventional Views of Social Research
• Social Research and Other Ways of Representing Social Life
• How Social Research Differs
• Conclusion
• Chapter 2 The Goals of Social Research
• Introduction
• Seven Main Goals
• The Link Between Goals and Strategies
• The Social Nature of Social Research
• Chapter 3 The Process of Social Research: Ideas and Evidence
• Introduction
• The Interpretive Model of Social Research
• Processes and Strategies of Social Research
• The Challenge of Social Research
• Chapter 4 The Ethics of Social Research
• Introduction
• Ethical Dilemmas and Failures
• The Troubled History of Ethical Research
• The Current Ethical Standards and Institutional Oversight
• Ethical and Professional Dilemmas Facing Social Researchers
• The Problem of Representation
• Conclusion
• Part II Strategies of Social Research
• Chapter 5 Using Qualitative Methods to Study Commonalities
• Introduction
• The Goals of Qualitative Research
• The Process of Qualitative Research
• Using Qualitative Methods
• The Study of a Single Case
• Conclusion
• Chapter 6 Using Comparative Methods to Study Diversity
• Introduction
• Contrasts With Other Research Strategies
• The Goals of Comparative Research
• The Process of Comparative Research
• Using Comparative Methods
• Conclusion
• Chapter 7 Using Quantitative Methods to Study Covariation
• Introduction
• The Goals of Quantitative Research
• Contrasts With Other Research Strategies
• The Process of Quantitative Research
• Using Quantitative Methods
• Conclusion
• Afterword: The Promise of Social Research
• Appendix: Computing Correlation Coefficients
• References
• Glossary/Index
• About the Authors