An up to date, topical book which explores how society and politics are being shaped by the rise of technology, for good and for bad. Written for both an academic and general audience, this book examines how technology has the power to reshape our civic participation, our economic and political governance, and our entire existence.

An intelligent and engaging exploration of the continuing relevance of both classical and contemporary social theory in today's world.

This book engages with key intellectual challenges facing social science today, at a time when it is under considerable pressure to demonstrate its value. It addresses questions that carry implications for research practice, quantitative or qualitative, by making use of contemporary examples, such as the London riots.

This manageable guide provides students with not only the nuts and bolts needed to get started, but also guidance on ethics, preparation strategies and advice for tackling the unexpected - making it the ideal companion for all students starting out on their research project

Packed with global, interdisciplinary examples that ground statistical theory and concepts in real-world situations, it shows students not only how to apply newfound knowledge using IBM SPSS Statistics, but also why they would want to - all supported by lots of visuals, interactive demonstrations, author videos, and practice datasets.

The Logic Model Guidebook offers clear, step-by-step support for creating logic models and the modeling process in a range of contexts.

Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry 4e isolates the major strategies-historically, the research methods-that researchers can use in conducting concrete qualitative studies.

Approaching the topic from the perspective of the social scientist interested in hypothesis-testing, this volume is an introduction to time-series methods and their application in social science research.

This book boldly pursues the challenge to teach researchers not just how to collect and analyze data but how to actively think about them.

This book provides an introduction to community-based ethnography and other applied approaches to conducting qualitative research. It offers both a background in related theory and research, as well as hands-on activities and step-by-step guidelines.