Factors infuencing choice of topic

Question 1

factors

Answer 1

The sociologists perspective
Society’s values
Practical Factors
Funding Bodies

Question 2

The sociologists perspective

Answer 2

A new right sociologist may study welfare benefits, Feminists may study issues that lie at the heart of the feminist perspective like DV. Sociologists studying things based on the theory they align with

Question 3

Society’s values

Answer 3

As society’s values change so does the focus of research. Rise of feminism had led to a focus on gender inequality

Question 4

Practical Factors

Answer 4

Practical Factors such as the inaccessibility of certain situations to the researcher may also restrict what topic they are able to study. For example, sociologists may wish to study the ways in which global corporations make their decisions, this may not be possible because they are made in secret

Question 5

Funding bodies

Answer 5

Most research requires funding from an external body, and as the funding body is paying for the research, it will determine the topic to be investigated.