Table of Contents

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1. Why Do Research?

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2. What Are the Major Types of Social Research?

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3. Theory and Research

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4. The Meanings of Methodology

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5. How to Review the Literature Review and Conduct Ethical Studies

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6. Strategies of Research Design

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7. Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

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8. Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

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9. Experimental Research

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10. Survey Research

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11. Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis

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12. Analysis of Quantitative Data

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13. Field Research and Focus Group Research

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