Social Research

Question 1

what are the 4 major distinctions in social research?

Answer 1

Approach
Use
Purpose
Time dimension

Question 2

Types of approach

Answer 2

Qualitative & Quantitative

Question 3

Types of use

Answer 3

Basic & Applied

Question 4

Types of purpose

Answer 4

Explanatory, Exploratory & Descriptive

Question 5

Types of time dimensions

Answer 5

Case study, Cross-sectional & Longitudinal

Question 6

Draw the Empirical Circle

Answer 6

Select topic -> Focus question -> Design study -> Collect data -> Analyze data -> Interpret data -> Inform others

Question 7

What are the types of longitudinal research?

Answer 7

cohort study= category of people that all have in common some experience or characteristics
panel study= involves the same people across time

Question 8

What are some quantitative data collection techniques and designs?

Answer 8

experiments, surveys,
content analysis= content from social media, videos, images,
existing statistics research= locate previously collected information and reorganize or combine the information in new
ways to address a research question,
secondary data analysis= using data
from a past study.

Question 9

What are some qualitative data collection techniques and designs?

Answer 9

field research= researchers living together with the participants, closely followed
historical-comparative research= examines aspects of social life in a past historical era

Question 10

What are the types of applied research?

Answer 10

evaluation research= evaluates the direct implications
action research= focused on the change in the world, making people aware of them