Research Methods in Social Relations

Research Methods in Social Relations —now in its 8th Edition—features a series of significant updates and revisions in its comprehensive introduction to current research methods in the social and behavioural sciences. In addition to coverage of newer research approaches such as propensity score matching, mixed methods designs, and confirmatory factor analysis, the current volume also features several new chapters designed to engage readers in critical thinking about the processes involved in building sustainable partnerships in field and community settings. A greater emphasis is also placed on methodology and approaches used to develop partnership research, the types of research done in communities, and consideration of cultural issues in research. This new edition also highlights the most up–to–date advances in areas like single case/subject designs, mixed methods approaches, measurement validity, survey research, propensity score matching, use of technology, and cross–cultural research. Research Methods in Social Relations , 8th Edition , enhances its stature as the most invaluable presentation of the array of current research methods utilized in the social and behavioural sciences. Published in association with SPSSI, for more information please visit their website at www.spssi.org .

Geoffrey Maruyama is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota. His books include Basics of Structural Equation Modeling (1998) and Research in Educational Settings (with Stanley Deno, 1992). He is a former President and Secretary Treasurer of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). Carey S. Ryan is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska–Omaha. She is co–author of Data Analysis: A Model Comparison Approach (2nd ed., 2009) with Charles M. Judd and Gary H. McClelland.