Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices Paperback – 5 April 2012

A brilliant book for anyone who is interested in the basics of research and understanding the fundamentals of analysing the data gathered

This is a great book and definitely getting me through my dissertation writing.

As expected for my course

I want to address a few concerns I see in earlier reviews. Rating a book as one star because it is not the text you needed instead of rating it on the quality of its content seems a little weak. Also, yes, there are grammatical errors. I am unsure if the author is a native English speaker, or if he is bi/multilingual. Considering this text is available for free digitally through a digital commons, it bypasses the big publishers and their big price tags which means there will be editing errors. With that being said, $9.99 for a print copy of this work is a fantastic value. Dr. B (as we refer to him in a graduate research methods course) has provided an extremely digestable work explaining the principles behind social science research. This is approachable regardless of discipline and course level (high school, undergradu, grad, and even post-grad). It provides you an introduction to philosophy as well as components of research. You'll find yourself returning to the basics, and it gives strong foundations.

The best book for people starting any kind of research!!!Really helpful for Masters students with thesis who have no research background!!!Even if you do have research background, it’s a must read for any kind of MS or PHD student!!!