PART 1: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES IN RESEARCHChapter 1: The Art and Science of Social Research: An IntroductionChapter 2: Research Foundations: Linking Sociological Theory to Research Chapter 3: Ethical Issues in Social Science ResearchPART 2: BUILDING BLOCKS OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCHChapter 4: From Concepts to Models: Hypotheses, Operationalization, and Measurement Chapter 5: Evaluating Research: Reliability and ValidityChapter 6: Sampling StrategiesPART 3: RESEARCH APPROACHESChapter 7: Survey ResearchChapter 8: Experimental ResearchChapter 9: Evaluation Research Chapter 10: EthnographyChapter 11: In-Depth Interviewing Chapter 12: Materials-Based MethodsChapter 13: Social Network AnalysisPART 4: ANALYZING AND PRESENTING RESULTSChapter 14: Univariate and Bivariate Analysis of Quantitative DataChapter 15: Multivariate and Advanced Quantitative MethodsChapter 16: Analysis of Qualitative DataChapter 17: Communicating Social Science Research Findings.