TY - BOOK AU - Simon,Julian Lincoln AU - Selvin, Hanan C. TI - Basic research methods in social science: the art of empirical investigation AV - H62 .S475 U1 - 300.72 PY - 1969/// CY - New York PB - Random House KW - Social sciences N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references: p. [483]-499 N2 - Simon attempts to introduce students to the foundations of social research by discussing the obstacles to knowledge rather than by presenting a series of research techniques. The book's four basic parts (excluding a prologue and an epilogue) treat (1) the process of social science research, (2) the obstacles to knowledge in social science, (3) some research procedures and (4) the extraction of meaning from data. ER -