Sociology Notes Ch. 6 by Micah Till https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c en-us 2014-06-30 16:54:04 UTC 2017-08-02 05:20:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Sociology: Chapter 6: Doing Social Research mdtill https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358227 2014-07-03 13:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358227 Two Traditions mdtill https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358232 Quantitative

-Born from structural functionalists (Durkheim) social world

-Gathers data in numbers

Qualitative

-(Weber) argued that subject matter different in sociology---research methods should also be different

-focuses on behavior/action and meaning of actor

-gathers data in descriptions and accounts

- (symbolic interactions)

]]> 2014-07-03 13:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358232 The Lit Review mdtill https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358350 -Tells you what info exists

-Allows you to narrow/change your focus

-Provides clues to the answers you are seeking

-Ways of phrasing/focusing your research

-Better prepares you

]]> 2014-07-03 14:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358350 The Survey mdtill https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358387 -Series of questions to people

-obtain info (attitudes)

-close ended and open ended questions

]]> 2014-07-03 14:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358387 Guidelines for crafting questions mdtill https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358419 -Adapt the phrasing of your questions

-no double negatives

-avoid marathon questions

]]> 2014-07-03 14:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358419 Observation mdtill https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358474 -Observation research (researcher directly observes behavior)

- (undercover) Complete participant

-Complete observer (view things from a distance)

-participant observer ( admits to being a researcher but participates)

Pros- Good research, real research, better answers than survey

Cons- Takes up time, only one research group, people change their behavior (Hawthorne effect)

]]> 2014-07-03 14:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358474 Unobtrusive Research mdtill https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358672 Artifacts- observing artifacts/ items in society to draw conclusions (garbology)

Using Existing statistics

Content analysis

]]> 2014-07-03 14:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358672 Triangulation mdtill https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358810 -different research methods are chosen so that their strengths/ weaknesses complement each other. (use of statistics) (historical analysis)

]]> 2014-07-03 14:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358810 Sampling mdtill https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358935 Sample-the portion of the larger population that you will study to make guesses about the larger population

]]> 2014-07-03 14:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30358935 Ethics of Social Research  mdtill https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30359125 Researchers must be qualified to do research and publish it.

Must guard against causing physical, emotional, or psychological harm to their subjects.

]]> 2014-07-03 14:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30359125 "Good" Research mdtill https://padlet.com/mdtill/p8mlnhmrkj4c/wish/30359287 Validity- Is your research measured the right way

Reliability- will you research be consistent

Generalizability- will your research connect to more than one group

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