(Ebook) Making Sense of the Social World: Methods of Investigation by Daniel F. Chambliss; Russell K Schutt ISBN 9781506364117, 150636411X

(Ebook) Making Sense of the Social World: Methods of Investigation by Daniel F. Chambliss; Russell K Schutt ISBN 9781506364117, 150636411X

Congratulations to Daniel F. Chambliss, winner of the ASA Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Prize for 2018.The newSixth EditionofMaking Sense of the Social Worldcontinues to be an unusually accessible and student-friendly introduction to the variety of social research methods, guiding undergraduate readers to understand research in their roles as consumers and novice producers of social science. Known for its concise, casual, and clear writing, its balanced treatment of quantitative and qualitative approaches, and its integrated approach to the fundamentals, the text has much to offer both novice researchers and more advanced students alike. The authors use a wide variety of examples from formal studies and everyday experiences to illustrate important principles and techniques.New to this EditionFailure (and success) of pre-election pollsin the 2016 Presidential electionThe use and abuse of data from social mediasuch as Facebook and TwitterWhen does research on underprivileged populations become cultural appropriation?(based on the controversy over Alice Goffman's ethnographic studies in Philadelphia)The debate over inclusion of U.S. citizenship questionson the 2020 CensusThe growth of new video techniquesby researchers, and dramatically expanded use of web-based surveys (both by professionals and by students)Addition of material on methods widely used by student researchers, such as content analysis and "grounded theory" ethnographyNew vignettes on Research That Matters, Research in the News, and Careers and Research, to enhance the relevance of the book to undergraduates