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A 10 page book review on Galtung's text Theory and Methods of Social Research, which was published in 1967. The writer offers an overview summation and discussion of this book and concludes that while some of Galtung's references to technology, such as referring to computer "cards" are out-dated, the insights that he offers on the rationales behind sociological research methods most certainly are not out-dated. Therefore, this remains a highly relevant and important text. No additional sources cited.
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professor of peace studies at the University of Hawaii, 1985-present. Galtung is a renowned peace activist. He founded the International Peace Research Institute, located in Oslo, in 1959 and was
Professor of Peace Research at the University of Oslo, 1969-77. He is director of the Transcend peace and Development Network. The following book review pertains to Galtungs text Theory
and Methods of Social Research, which was published in 1967. Galtungs text is a comprehensive guide for social scientists. Part I concerns the intricacies of data collection. This section
includes chapters devoted to the data matrix, units, variables, values, collection and surveys and includes informative appendices. Part II concerns data analysis and features chapters devoted to processing, distribution, patterns,
hypotheses, analysis and theories, and, again, closes with appendices that are valuable to any social researcher. As this suggests, Galtungs text is designed to provide a complete guide to social
research strategies and practices and is very comprehensive. For example, the first chapter deals with the data matrix and its tripartite form. Galtung writes, "Social science data are obtained
when a social scientist records facts about some section of social reality" (Galtung 9). He adds that it is customary for this data to have "some kind of empirical references
located outside the social scientist himself, and we shall follow this tradition" (Galtung 9). As this indicates, Galtung does not rely on his readers being aware of social science traditions
and practices, as he defines these aspects of social research for his readers. However, while this much of Galtungs approach is clear, but within a few pages, he gets into
technical explanations that are rather difficult to follow for the lay reader who has no background in sociological research. As this suggests, this is technical manual intended to guide
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