Social Enquiry (ASS022-1)

All materials listed below are available electronically. Click on an item to access it (in order to view some items you may need to log in with your network account).

Useful Ebooks

• Albrow, M. (1999) Sociology: the basics. London: Routledge.
• Blau, J.R. (2001) The Blackwell companion to sociology. Oxford: Blackwell.
• Gabler, J. (2010) Sociology for dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
• Grbich, C. (2004) New approaches in social research. London: Sage.
• Marsh, I. (ed.) (2006) Sociology: making sense of society. 3rd edn. London: Pearson Education.
• Marvasti, A.B. (2004) Qualitative research in sociology: an introduction. London: Sage.
• McNeill, P. and Chapman, S. (2005) Research methods. 3rd edn. London: Routledge.
• Rosenau, P.M. (1992) Post-modernism and the social sciences: insights, inroads and intrusions. Oxford: Princeton University Press.

Electronic Journals

• International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory & Practice
• Social Research
• Social Research Update

Useful Databases

Ebschost Research Databases - search several Ebscohost databases simultaneously to find relevant articles. Be sure to tick the boxes for 'full text' and 'peer-reviewed' (scholarly) articles. Particularly useful Ebscohost databases for this module are:

• Academic Search Elite
• E-journals
• SocINDEX