"You might think that dancing doesn’t have a lot to do with social research, and doing social research is probably why you picked this book up in the first place. But trust me. Salsa dancing is a practice as well as a metaphor for a kind of research that will make your life easier and better.” Savvy, witty, and sensible, this unique book is both a handbook for defining and comp...(展开全部)

'You might think that dancing doesn't have a lot to do with social research, and doing social research is probably why you picked this book up in the first place. But trust me. Salsa dancing is a practice as well as a metaphor for a kind of research that will make your life easier and better'. Savvy, witty, and sensible, this unique book is both a handbook for defining and comp...(展开全部)

An innovative and accessible guide to doing social research in the digital age In just the past several years, we have witnessed the birth and rapid spread of social media, mobile phones, and numerous other digital marvels. In addition to changing how we live, these tools enable us to collect and process data about human behavior on a scale never before imaginable, offering ent...(展开全部)

Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. In "A Tale of Two Cultures", Gary Goertz and James Mahoney demonstrate that these two paradigms constitute different cultures, each internally coherent yet marked by contrasting norms, practices, and toolkits. They identify and discuss major differences between these two ...(展开全部)

Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. In "A Tale of Two Cultures", Gary Goertz and James Mahoney demonstrate that these two paradigms constitute different cultures, each internally coherent yet marked by contrasting norms, practices, and toolkits. They identify and discuss major differences between these two ...(展开全部)

Max Weber，The Methodology of the Social Sciences，edited and translated by Edward A. Shils and Henry A. Finch, with a foreword by Edward Shils,New York：The Free Press,1949.

Arthur L. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology in sociology and related disciplines. Throughout his distinguished career he has championed the idea that to be an effective sociologist, one must use many methods. This incisive work introduces students to the logic of those methods. The Logic of Social Research orients students to a set of ...(展开全部)

Arthur L. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology in sociology and related disciplines. Throughout his distinguished career he has championed the idea that to be an effective sociologist, one must use many methods. This incisive work introduces students to the logic of those methods. The Logic of Social Research orients students to a set of ...(展开全部)

艾尔·巴比，美国著名社会学家。从1968年起开始从事社会学教学工作，先后执教于哈佛大学、夏威夷大学、加州大学伯克利分校、查普曼大学等。作者有《调查研究方法》等多部著作行世，特别是《社会研究方法》五书，经过不断修订扩充，已成为美国高校社会学通用教材。 邱泽奇，社会学博士，北京大学中国社会科学调查中心教授、主任，北京大学中国社会与发展研究中心教授、主任，北京大学社会学系教授，先后学习过植物保护、农业古籍整理和农业史、社会学；当过农场技术员，1986年进入社会学领域从事教学与科研工作至今，曾任新加坡国立大学东亚研究所访问研究员，美国哈佛大学燕京学社访问学者。邱泽奇著述丰富，涉及农业古籍、农业史、农村社会组织、反贫困、企业组织、网络组织等。主要研究领域为农村发展、企业组织、技术应用、社会调查方法。

尼尔·丁·斯梅尔塞(1930～ ),美国社会学家:本书是作者研究社会科学方法论问题的一部力作,对战后在西方社会科学领域,发展起来的一系列比较方法进行系统分析,追溯它们来龙去脉,评判它们的是非功过;而且对这些方法的理论基础、实用价值以及未来发展方法,都作了深刻阐述。