Social Research

Explanations > Social research

You can't go far into psychology without tripping over theories of knowledge and the such.

• Philosophies: the '-isms'
• Key theorists: Brief summaries, from Bacon to Derrida.
• Articles on social research:  A few key articles.
• Initiating social research: Getting going with research.
• Design of social research: Structuring what you will be doing.
• Measurement: Ways of measuring in social research.
• Sampling: What to do when you can't access the whole population.