Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-511) and index.

Part one. An introduction to inquiry. Human inquiry and science -- Paradigms, theory, and research -- The ethics and politics of social research -- Part two. The structuring of inquiry. Research design -- Conceptualization, operationalization, and measurement -- Indexes, scales, and typologies -- The logic of sampling -- Part three. Modes of observation. Experiments -- Survey research -- Qualitative field research -- Unobtrusive research -- Evaluation research -- Part four. Analysis of data. Qualitative data analysis -- Quantitative data analysis -- Reading and writing social research.