(8th reading on classroom)

Question 1

the study of the nature of being or reality.

Answer 1

Ontology

Question 2

social reality has an independent existence and is not dependent on the knower for its existence. The real world has hard, intangible structures that exist irrespective of our labels.

Traditional methods (surveys, experimentation etc.)

Related to quantitative research

Answer 2

Realism

Question 3

They consider hard, objective and tangible knowledge. Can make predictions based on evidence

Answer 3

Realists

Question 4

everything works based on general laws

Answer 4

Positivism

Question 5

refers to what concepts our labels we chose to use in order to structure reality.

Methods include discourse analysis, ethnographic work, etc.

Related to qualitative research

Answer 5

Nominalism

Question 6

anti-positivism. They view society in a subjective light

Answer 6

Nominalists

Question 7

beliefs that society has unique characteristics like rules, values, symbols, etc. Can have different warrants and perspectives

Answer 7

Anti-positivism

Question 8

Flexible and reflective
Observing behavior
Explanation of why and how people act or their beliefs

Data collection strategies: interview transcripts, field notes, recordings, etc.

Types of research: case study, action research, ethnographic research

Answer 8

Qualitative Research

Question 9

Systematic and empirical
Collection of data is numerical

Data collection strategies: experiments, questionnaires, etc.

Aims of the research: obtain an unbiased result that can represent a larger population than the one sampled

Types of research: surveys, quasi-experiments, correlation studies

Answer 9

Quantitative Research

Question 10

Qualitative and quantitative work together. Can answer the “how, why, what” of data

Answer 10

Mixed Research