Book Review – Research Methods in the Social Sciences, by Chava Frankfort-Nachmias, David Nachimas and Jack De Waard (8th Edition)
Andrews J.
Chava Frankfort-Nachmias et al.’s eighth edition of the commended, ‘Research Methods in the Social Sciences’ aims to offer researchers a thorough and logical guide to undertaking social research. This edition includes new studies in respect to conducting research in a digital age, computer software packages and more up-todate examples on conducting social science research. The text is comprehensive and student-friendly, covering seven main areas of social science research: the scientific approach; the relationship between theory and research; ethics; research design; measurement and quantification; sampling; data collection; and data processing and analysis.