Social Research Methods by Sigmund Gronmo
With extensive visualizations, overviews, examples, exercises, and other learning features, this book begins with how to understand the role of good questions in underpinning good research designs and how social research can be framed as asking and answering questions.
A thorough and lucid account of mixed methods approaches to exploring the social world, and an admirably practical guide for new and developing researchers-- Huw Davies
An incredibly resourceful book that contains a forensic insight into social research methods, offering the full range of contemporary approaches. Students will find particular value in the accessibility and detail of the text. Each chapter provides a set of learning outcomes, study questions and further reading.
-- Ruth McAreaveyThis handbook will be an essential reference for both students and experienced social scientists. Sigmund Grønmo clearly explains social research methods, including research design, data collection, analysis and even writing and publishing research. The examples and case studies provided make reading about methods both accessible and understandable.
-- Niamh Ní Bhroin
Sigmund Grønmo is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and former Rector (Vice-Chancellor) of the University of Bergen, Norway. He is affiliated with the Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway, and he is a Life Member of Clare Hall at the University of Cambridge, UK. Previously, he was Professor at the Norwegian Business School, Adjunct Professor at the University of Oslo, and Sámi University of Applied Sciences, as well as Research Director and Executive Director at the Norwegian Fund for Market and Distribution Research. He is an elected member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and Academiae Europaea, as well as a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science. He has been a Visiting Professor at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada; Illinois State University, USA; University of California, Berkeley, USA; University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; James Cook University, Cairns, Australia; and University of Cambridge, UK. He has also been an Honorary University Professorial Fellow at Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia. He has published numerous books and a large number of journal articles, book chapters and papers, especially within economic sociology, the sociology of time, social network analysis, and social science methodology. He has extensive experience in teaching social research methods at universities and colleges in Norway and several other countries.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781526441249 |
| ISBN 10 | 1526441241 |
| Title | Social Research Methods |
| Author | Sigmund Gronmo |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-10-29 |
| Number of pages | 592 |
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