Research in Sociology

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Orientations toward the scientific method. 3. The nature of theoretical systems. 4. Research and the social system. 5. Formulation of a research project. 6. Selection of sources of data. 7. Direct observation. Index.

"Munsterberg was ready to move into the further development and application of his science; for "this social reappraisement of science, and its effect on the quality of men who become productive scholars,. are the best indication of the coming greatness of American science" (448).

The author is grateful to the American sociologists who have added to the quantum of knowledge in the field of sociology." (jacket)