has revised and updated his popular Methods of Family Research to benefit a new generation of students and researchers! The Second Edition of Methods of Family Research differs from other research methods texts in a significant way. While traditional texts focus on teaching students how to produce research, this text teaches how to consume research. Written in a clear, concise style, this book introduces the basic concepts of social science research methods without getting bogged down in technical details. The text covers traditional quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and the mixed-method approach, and uses real-life examples to address issues family researchers deal with every day.

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