A Methodology for Social Research -Hardcover

When first published, this innovative book sought to reshape attitudes toward the research process by detailing the impact of theory upon research and examining the role of the researcher in shaping the outcome of social research. This conceptual framework, as relevant today as when first proposed, has been placed in a contemporary context by Gideon Sjoberg in his introductory essay. Sjoberg's thought-provoking piece brings into sharper focus the methodological orientation of this classic book and relates this orientation to current issues in sociology. He articulates how the framework that he and his co-author developed stands apart from that advanced by other sociologists and demonstrates how changing social realities over the past three decades support their view.