Beschreibung:
Born in Milan, 11, January, 1941.Full professor of Methodology of Social Research in the Department of Sciences of Education, University of Bologna.Main research interests include methodology of social research, statistics applied to social research, political participation and electoral studies
`This is an impressively detailed, clearly written book.... It is a book that I would like students to read' - Clive Seale, Goldsmiths College, London
IntroductionPART ONE: THE LOGIC OF SOCIAL RESEARCHParadigms of Social ResearchQuantitative and Qualitative ResearchPART TWO: QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUESFrom Theory to Empirical ResearchCausality and ExperimentationThe SurveyScalingOfficial StatisticsSamplingPART THREE: QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUESParticipant ObservationThe Qualitative InterviewThe Use of Documents