TY - BOOK AU - Greenstein,Theodore N. TI - Methods of family research SN - 1412916771 (pbk. : acid-free paper) AV - HQ10 .G724 2006 U1 - 306.85072 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Pulications KW - Family KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Local KW - Social sciences N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-181) and index; Why do research on families? -- Causal inference in family research -- Searching and reading the literature -- Using the internet to study families -- How do we measure concepts? -- Studying families : quantitative methods -- Studying families : qualitative methods -- Studying families : mixed methods -- Sampling issues -- Working with scales and indices -- Analyzing data on families -- Using other people's data -- Evaluating family programs -- The ethics and politics of family research UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005023034.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2005023034-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2005023034-b.html ER -