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Introduction to Sociology Sociological Theory and Research Methods

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Introduction to Designing Experiments

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Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online (GALE) (learn about important theorists)

JSTOR (multi-disciplinary)

Research Library (PQ)

Films On Demand - tutorials about research methods

Research Methods in the Social Sciences Series

Introduction to Sociology Sociological Theory and Research Methods

Exploring Qualitative Methods

Introduction to Designing Experiments

Databases - Across the Social Sciences and beyond to multi-disciplinary resources

Criminal Justice (PQ)

Political Science (PQ)

Sociological Collection (Ebsco)

GenderWatch (PQ)

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Academic Search Complete (Ebsco)

Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online (GALE) (learn about important theorists)

JSTOR (multi-disciplinary)

Research Library (PQ)

Films On Demand - tutorials about research methods

Research Methods in the Social Sciences Series

Introduction to Sociology Sociological Theory and Research Methods

Exploring Qualitative Methods

Introduction to Designing Experiments

Films On Demand - tutorials about research methods

Research Methods in the Social Sciences Series

Introduction to Sociology Sociological Theory and Research Methods

Exploring Qualitative Methods

Introduction to Designing Experiments

Suggested eBooksPsychology and Law of Criminal Justice processes 2006 (Levesque R)

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods 2008 (Givens L)

Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology 2005 (Vogt P)

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