The Craft of Inquiry: Theories, Methods, Evidence

The "Translating Elements of Personal History into Research Questions" book is a groundbreaking guide for sociology students who struggle with moving from problem formation to theoretical approaches and research designs.

This comprehensive text offers a unique tripartite approach that examines three basic explanatory models of sociology - multivariate, interpretive, and historical - through the lens of each other.

With examples from renowned scholars such as Durkheim, Goffman, Weber, Marx, and Wilson, this book provides students with the tools to formulate, reformulate, and pursue their own theoretically informed research.

By understanding how research emerges from theory, students will be able to critically read and evaluate the work of others in their field.

This innovative approach will help students overcome the longstanding complaint of sociology professors and become confident researchers in their own right.