The Research Imagination By Paul S. Gray 9780521879729 (Hardback)

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Sociology

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Wordery

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Cambridge university press

The Research Imagination : Cambridge University Press : 9780521879729 : 0521879728 : 29 Nov 2007 : The idea that science is a blueprint for research, and imagination gives research its life and purpose inspired this comprehensive explanation of research methodology. The authors' decades of experience have revealed that research is a craft requiring judgment and creativity, not simply memorization and application of the rules of science. This book covers a wide variety of data-collection techniques, but presents them as reinforcing, rather than competing with one another, thus striking a balance between qualitative and quantitative methods and proving an essential resource for instructors and students of sociology.

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