The Elements of Social Scientific Thinking

by Kenneth R. Hoover, Todd Donovan

A concise introduction to the fundamental concepts of social scientific thinking, this classic text--a favorite with students for over 30 years--makes scientific thinking, research methods and statistics accessible to undergraduates at a common sense level.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Political Science

205 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1976

Reviews

[Leslie Yong]

This is quite an interesting book for those who undertake a coursework studies in social sciences. It’s an initiation to the basic of social science in simple understandable language. It’s quite brief but suffice to provide a taste into the studies or to pick up further reading and research work.

[Wendy]

This is a very basic little intro to research methodology, like a condensed version of Babbie's Practice of Social research. It's a good intro for undergraduates, but maybe a little simplistic at the doctoral level. Still, it's a decent refresher.

[Alexandra Chauran]

Really obvious information for somebody coming from the sciences into public administration, but well-written nonetheless.

[Toby]

Know this at least.