This accessible text on social research methodology teaches students of sociology and related disciplines how standard methods can be adapted towards critical ends. The second edition has been updated throughout to incorporate the latest critical scholarship, enhanced discussion of qualitative methods, new material on global issues, sex/sexuality/gender, new discussion of intersectionality, how social media can shape research, and more. Author Joey Sprague describes and evaluates a wide array of methodological options from quantitative to qualitative and explores the links between...

This accessible text on social research methodology teaches students of sociology and related disciplines how standard methods can be adapted towards critical ends. The second edition has been updated throughout to incorporate the latest critical scholarship, enhanced discussion of qualitative methods, new material on global issues, sex/sexuality/gender, new discussion of intersectionality, how social media can shape research, and more. Author Joey Sprague describes and evaluates a wide array of methodological options from quantitative to qualitative and explores the links between...