
Dan Chambliss, the Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology, recently published the third edition of his social science research methods textbook, Making Sense of the Social World: Methods of Investigation. The book, co-authored with Russell K. Schutt of the University of Massachusetts, is used in courses at more than 100 colleges and universities across the United States and United Kingdom, including the University of California, Berkeley, Georgetown University, and Amherst College.
overing topics such as the design and analysis of surveys, interviewing techniques, the logic of casual analysis, and conceptualization in social science, the textbook targets primarily undergraduate audiences with its combination of high readability and precise, accurate coverage of crucial areas in the field.
overing topics such as the design and analysis of surveys, interviewing techniques, the logic of casual analysis, and conceptualization in social science, the textbook targets primarily undergraduate audiences with its combination of high readability and precise, accurate coverage of crucial areas in the field.