Baxter (U. of Iowa) and Babbie (Chapman U.) present a textbook that distills the same theoretical principles presented in Babbie's earlier The Basics of Social ... » 

Baxter (U. of Iowa) and Babbie (Chapman U.) present a textbook that distills the same theoretical principles presented in Babbie's earlier The Basics of Social Research down to the portions applicable to research about communication. They explain both the practice and evaluation of communications research, discussing quantitative and qualitative me «