Research Methods in Social Sciences

Contents: Preface. 1. Fundamentals of research. 2. Social research. 3. Types and methods of research. 4. Review of literature. 5. Planning of research. 6. Sampling techniques. 7. Methods of collection of data. 8. Tools for data collection. 9. Processing of data. 10. Statistical analysis of data and interpretation. 11. Report writing. Bibliography.

From the Preface: "Research Methodology is a general paper, which is necessary for the students of sociology, social work, political science, public administration and anthropology. Students need thorough and proper knowledge about research methodology in general and research design and related aspects in particular.

This book is organized into eleven chapters. The book covers all aspects of research ranging from concept of research to report writing. The detail of the concepts is not flourished in this book. In order to give a proper guidelines of research methods and methodology the book has emphasized on research, types of research, literature review, the research process, sampling, methods of data collection, tools of data collection, data processing and analysis, application of statistical techniques and report writing. The students will get benefit for their knowledge building of research methodology and conducting research in many fields."