An Introduction to Research, Analysis, and Writing by Bruce Oliver Newsome is an accessible guide that walks readers through the process of completing a social science project. Written specifically to meet the needs of undergraduate research classes, it introduces students to a complete skill set, including: planning, design, analysis, argumentation, criticizing theories, building theories, modeling theories, choosing methods, gathering data, presenting evidence, and writing the final product. Students can use this text as a practical resource to navigate through each stage of the process, including choices between more advanced research techniques.

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The way ahead -- The research process -- Research ethics and laws -- Scoping, justifying designing and planning -- Reading and reviewing -- Analysis -- Arguing and explaining -- Theorizing and modeling -- Methods -- Evidence and data -- Writing.