Quantitative analysis is an increasingly essential skill for social science research, yet students in the social sciences and related areas typically receive little training in it—or if they do, they usually end up in statistics classes that offer few insights into their field. This textbook is a practical introduction to data analysis and statistics written especially for und...(展开全部)

What is social control? How do social controls become part of everyday life? What role does the criminal justice system play in exerting control? Is the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness a form of social control? Do we need more social controls to prevent terrorist atrocities? In this clear and engaging new book, James J. Chriss carefully guides readers through the deba...(展开全部)

作者：(美)戴维R.安德森 丹尼斯J.斯威尼 托马斯A.威廉斯 译者：侯文华 戴维R.安德森(David R.Anderson)是辛辛那提大学工商管理学院定量分析领域的教授，他生于北达科他州的大福克斯，早年在Purdue大学获得学士、硕士和博士学位。安德森教授曾任定量分析与运作管理系的主任以及工商管理学院的副院长，他还曾任学院高级管理项目的主管。在辛辛那提大学，安德森教授为商学院的学生讲授统计概论、为研究生教授回归分析、多变量分析以及管理科学。他还在华盛顿劳工部教授统计学。因为在教学和对学生组织服务上的卓越表现，他被提名并获得诸多奖项。安德森教授与人合著了10本教科书，内容涵盖了统计、管理科学、线性规划及生产运作管理。在抽样和统计方法领域里，他还是个活跃的咨询人士。

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to analysing quantitative linguistic data for students and postgraduate research projects.This textbook presents a comprehensive introduction to analysing quantitative linguistic data. Starting with an in-depth examination of what quantitative data is, and how it differs from qualitative data, the book examines what the linguist i...(展开全部)

Multidisciplinary look at introductory social science This classic text provides a revised and updated survey of the social sciences, written in an unbiased manner with a multidisciplinary, common sense approach. The Fourteenth Edition highlights the dramatic political and economic changes that have swept the world in recent years, providing students and instructors with a star...(展开全部)

This new edition of Urban Social Geography provides a critical yet balanced introduction to the social and spatial patterns and processes of the western city. Not only has the text been fully updated, but it has also been extensively restructured to emphasize the sociospatial dialectic and the socio-cultural dimensions of urban life. Urban Social Geography is the study of the s...(展开全部)

In this lucid and engaging introductory volume on the nature of society, Roger Trigg examines the scientific basis of social science and shows that philosophical presuppositions are a necessary starting point for the study of society.

In this lucid and engaging introductory volume on the nature of society, Roger Trigg examines the scientific basis of social science and shows that philosophical presuppositions are a necessary starting point for the study of society.