A Critical Introduction to Social Research is the new, updated and improved edition of A Short Introduction to Social Research. This book introduces students and researchers to the key ideas and issues that inform research practice. In it, Henn, Weinstein and Foard provide a clear and easy-to-understand route-map to help the reader plan their research project from beginning to end.
A Critical Introduction is perfect for use on introductory methods courses and is also an invaluable guide for the first time researcher embarking on their own small-scale research project.
This new second edition now features updated chapters which reflect recent debates and developments in the field, including:
- New coverage of emancipatory and feminist approaches;
- Comparative research methods, evaluation research, and action research;
- Online research;
- Glossary of key terms;
- Revised further reading sections at the end of each chapter which include peer-revie
