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Chapter 2 | Sociological Research

Chapter 2 Sociological Research

Introduction to Sociological Research scientific research is based on empirical evidenceEstablishing CausalityTemporal precedenceCorrelationLack of spuriousnessmeta-analysis

Sociologists use the scientific method or an interpretative framework

Approaches to Sociological Research The Scientific MethodIt establishes parameters.

reliabilityvalidityAsk a Questionoperational definitionResearch Existing Sourcesliterature review, Formulate a Hypothesishypothesis independent variablesdependent variable Relationships direct relationshipinverse relationship

Interpretive Framework

Research MethodsHawthorne effect.SurveysPopulationsamplerandom sampleTypes of dataquantitative dataqualitative datainterview

Field Researchprimary data Participant ObservationEthnographyInstitutional EthnographyCase Study

Experimentslab-based experimentsnatural or field- based experimentexperimental group and control group

Secondary Data Analysisnonreactive research content analysis

Ethical Concerns

code of ethicsvalue neutrality, Value neutrality does not mean having no opinions

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