Sociological Research

Question 1

Case study

Answer 1

in depth analysis of a single event, situation, or individual

Question 2

Content analysis

Answer 2

a systematic approach to record and value information gleaned from secondary data

Question 3

Ethnography

Answer 3

going into a setting to observe people in their natural environment

Question 4

Field research

Answer 4

gathering data from a natural environment without doing a lab experiment or a survey

Question 5

Hawthorne effect

Answer 5

when study subjects behave in a certain manner due to their awareness of being observed by a researcher

Question 6

Interpretive framework

Answer 6

research approach that seeks in depth understanding of a topic of subject through observation or interaction; not based on testing

Question 7

Literature Review

Answer 7

a scholarly research step that entails identifying and studying all existing studies on a topic to create a basis for new research

Question 8

Operational definitions

Answer 8

specific explanations of abstract concepts that a researcher plans to study

Question 9

Participant Observation

Answer 9

when a researcher immerses themselves in a group or social setting in order to make observations from an insider perspective

Question 10

Research Process

Answer 10

1. Research question
2. Literature review (situate research within larger context)
3. Create hypothesis
4. Do the Study (either quantitative or qualitative)

Question 11

Interviews

Answer 11

one on one conversation between researcher and subject, can be fully structures, semi structured, or non structured

Question 12

Ethics

Answer 12

Prevents psychological/physical harm to subjects

Question 13

Bias

Answer 13

allowing ones own opinions to impact the results of their research in favor of their opinion

Question 14

Bias can be minimized by

Answer 14

peer review, using multiple sources, acknowledging and knowing what your own biases are