A straightforward, comprehensive, and approachable guide to research as practiced by social scientists, the Thirteenth Edition of Babbies "gold-standard" text gives you the tools you need to apply research concepts practically, as both a researcher and a
PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO INQUIRY. 1. Science and Social Research. 2. Social Inquiry: Ethics and Politics. 3. Inquiry, Theory, and Paradigms. PART II: THE STRUCTURING OF INQUIRY: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE. 4. Purpose and Design of Research Project