This new volume in the Social Thinkers series serves as an introduction to the life, work, and ideas of Erving Goffman.

The new Fifth Edition of The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research has been significantly revised, and draws together a team of leading scholars to present the latest in the theory and practice of qualitative research.

A comprehensive anthology of excerpts from original works of sociological theory.

A non-intimidating approach to learning or reviewing math skills essential in quantitative research methods.

This textbook is ideal for graduate or advanced undergraduate students in the social, behavioral, or managerial sciences who may need to conduct some form of statistical analysis in their future professional lives, but who are not trained in mathematics.

Mixed Methods Program Evaluation discusses the major frameworks that are used to design mixed methods evaluations. Multiple examples of the different frameworks are used to illustrate mixed methods evaluations in practice.

Explains basic principles about survey research, such as what surveys are, which types are available and what is involved in producing high quality surveys.

Mary Lynne Derrington provides guidance on how to conduct qualitative longitudinal studies rather than focusing on how to analyse such data.

In Society in the Digital Age: An Interactionist Perspective, William Housley explores the ways interactionist thinking contributes to our understanding of current trends and topics within digital sociology.

Written by internationally renowned experts, the Fourth Edition provides a complete introduction to the research process making it the perfect hand-holder for any social science student starting a methods course or project.