Greenstein, Theodore N.

Methods of family research / Theodore N. Greenstein. - 2nd ed. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Pulications, c2006. - xvii, 197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-181) and index.

Why do research on families? -- Causal inference in family research -- Searching and reading the literature -- Using the internet to study families -- How do we measure concepts? -- Studying families : quantitative methods -- Studying families : qualitative methods -- Studying families : mixed methods -- Sampling issues -- Working with scales and indices -- Analyzing data on families -- Using other people's data -- Evaluating family programs -- The ethics and politics of family research.

1412916771 (pbk. : acidfree paper)

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Families--Research--Methodology.
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

HQ10 / .G724 2006

306.85/072