Evaluating Social Science Research /

Stern, Paul C. 1944-

Evaluating Social Science Research / Paul C. Stern, Linda Kalof. - 2nd ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1996. - xiv, 279 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Scientific and Nonscientific Statements of Fact -- Methods of Gathering Scientific Evidence -- Evaluating Scientific Evidence: What Conclusions Follow from the Evidence? -- Evaluating Scientific Evidence in the Published Literature -- Reviewing a Body of Literature: The Problem of Generalization -- Appendix: Asking Answerable Questions and Finding Scientific Evidence. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

0195079698 (alk. paper) 0195079701 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Social sciences--Research.
Social sciences--Methodology.

300.72 / STE