The Basics of Social Research

This was one of the best textbooks I’ve ever had for any of my college classes. Engaging and very informative - does a great job of breaking down how to conduct social research. I wish I had taken this class at the beginning of my masters program instead of at the end!

Very well written and entertaining, particularly for a text book on psychology. Dr. Babbie is very human and very realistic. He speaks directly to the reader, explains the point, always gives interesting examples, and is human and maintains his sense of humor where appropriate. The book is a five star plus book and a genuine pleasure to read. It is the probably the best textbook I have ever read.

This was a textbook for a semester which begins soon.Thank you!

Helps get information needed in my PhD program.

Good one

The book itself was obviously new and the delivery person did a good job of not damaging it because when I pulled the book out of the packaging it was immaculate. It came a day later than it was supposed to but that's fine.

As a ph.D. student I require books that are legible. Excellent condition and delivered for a hero and future leader. The book was all in one piece and neat.

Read this book cover to cover and have to say it did a great job breaking down the concepts of social research and how to conduct research. Of course, this topic isn't the most exciting so I did find a lot of the discussion personally boring but Babbie did a fantastic job of applying the concepts to everyday studies and situations.

Very reader friendly

I realize it's a textbook, but in order to keep my interest, I like to see inserts of photos, tables, charts, diagrams, etc. included at least every few pages. Considering the high price tag of this book is that too much to ask? For example, in chapter 10 of this textbook, I counted only 3 small photos ( about 1/6 of a page in size) during the entire 31 page chapter. The rest was text. I have decided not to take the course I was going to take simply because I don't want to suffer through this textbook.