This best-selling handbook has been brought fully up-to-date with coverage of recent developments in the field including social media, big data, data visualization and CAQDAS.

With a strong focus on using less traditional forms of data, the Third Edition provides a new perspective on issues such as the role of the researcher and the impact they have on data, and also considers the impact of social, cultural and political complexities across a range of disciplines.

Metrics evoke a mixed reaction from the research community. Metrics hold real power: they are constitutive of values, identities and livelihoods. Using extensive evidence-gathering, analysis and consultation, the authors take a thorough look at potential uses and limitations of research metrics and indicators.

The American Drug Culture uses sociological and other perspectives to examine drug and alcohol use in U.S. society. Arranged topically rather than by drug categories, the book explores diverse aspects of drug use, including popular culture, sexuality, legal and criminal justice systems, other social institutions, and mental and physical health.

Presents the fundamentals of regression analysis, from its meaning to uses, in a concise, easy-to-read, and non-technical style.

This is the ideal introduction for students seeking to collect and analyze textual data from online sources. It covers the most critical issues that they must take into consideration at all stages of their research projects.

Offering a clear set of workable examples with data and explanations, Interaction Effects in Linear and Generalized Linear Models is a comprehensive and accessible text that provides a unified approach to interpreting interaction effects.

Fundamental Statistics is designed not to just teach students how to calculate statistics, but how to interpret the results of statistical analyses in light of a research hypothesis, and to communicate the results and interpretations to a broader audience.

This book provides a balanced foundation in the principles and practices of social research, suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students. It will be popular with lecturers who want to get their students thinking.

Proposing a post-positivist, interviewee-centred approach, Giampietro Gobo and Sergio Mauceri's new book offers students and researchers a practical introduction to the process of collecting and analyzing survey data.