Research Methods in Social Relations

Research Methods in Social Relations, 8th Edition, features a series of updates and revisions in its comprehensive introduction to current research methods in the social and behavioural sciences. Offers comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of traditional and topical research methods Addresses many newer research approaches such as propensity score matching, mixed methods designs, and confirmatory factor analysis Written to be accessible to a range of social and behavioural science disciplines, including public health, political science, sociology, and psychology Includes new chapters that engage readers in critical thinking about the processes involved in building sustainable partnerships in field and community settings The Companion website includes an array of resources for Instructors, including Test Banks, Power Point lecture slides, discussion questions and exercises This new edition is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2001’s seventh edition by Hoyle, Harris and Judd

Preface to the Eighth Edition xv Acknowledgments xix About the Companion Website xx Part I Underpinnings of Social Relations Research 1 Chapter 1 Ways of Thinking and Knowing 3 Chapter 2 Doing Social Science Research 29 Chapter 3 Ethical Principles 53 Chapter 4 Roles and Relations among Researchers, Practitioners, and Participants in Engaged Research 81 Chapter 5 Research in Laboratory Settings 107 Chapter 6 Research in Field and Community-Based Settings 139 Part II Research Approaches in Social Relations Research 161 Chapter 7 Measurement and Reliability 163 Chapter 8 Evaluating the Construct Validity of Measures 201 Chapter 9 Sampling Methods 229 Chapter 10 Randomized Experiments 257 Chapter 11 Quasi-Experimental and Other Nonrandomized Designs 291 Chapter 12 Non-Experimental Research 323 Chapter 13 Qualitative Research 365 Chapter 14 Survey Research 391 Chapter 15 Evaluation Research 413 Chapter 16 Mixed Methods Approaches: Learning from Complementary Methods 437 Part III Analysis and Writing 453 Chapter 17 Critically Reviewing Research Reports and Literatures 455 Chapter 18 Writing the Research Report 485 References 513 Index 535