The SAGE Handbook of Innovation in Social Research Methods

Social
Research is a burgeoning field. Of course, it has many traditions and approaches,
but there is a high premium upon thinking differently and thinking anew because
social life is never static or wholly predictable.

This
Handbook, edited by internationally recognized scholars in the field, provides
a comprehensive, pitch perfect critical assessment of the field. The main
features of the Handbook are:

■Clear organization into 4 parts dealing with The Social Context of
Research; Design and Data Collection; Integrating The Analysis of New Data
Types; Sampling, Inference and Measurement

■Clear, cutting edge chapters on Objectivity; Effects; Organizing Social
Research; Correspondence Analysis; Grounded Theory; Conversational Surveys;
Mixed Methods; Regression Analysis; Optimal Matching Analysis; GIS Analysis;
Quantitative Narrative Analysis; Longitudinal Studies; Equation Modeling

■Brings together a glittering assembly of the key figures working in the
field of Methods today

■Demonstrates the continuities and productive tensions between classical
traditions and real world research today

The result
is a superbly organized text which will be required reading for anyone
interested in the routes and future of social research. It is an unparalleled
teaching resource and a ‘must have’ for serious social researchers.