Week 2: Sociological Research

Question 1

Interpretive Sociology

Answer 1

• Rooted in German word for understanding: Verstehen (Society is constituted by interactions and meaning. The job of the sociologist is to explore these interactions and subjective meaning.)
• Sometimes called the naturalist approach, given research outside laboratory/experimental design

Question 2

Critical Sociology

Answer 2

• Another reaction to positivism
• Reject value-free position

Question 3

What is Qualitative about Qualitative Research?

Answer 3

“a scientific method of gathering non-numerical data to answer one or more research questions that focus on meaning-making and the patterns of social phenomena” (Exploratory)

Question 4

Double-barreled

Answer 4

Built with assumptions
- one asks two questions at one

Question 5

Core Qualitative Methods

Answer 5

• Unobtrusive
• Interviews
• Focus groups
• ## Observational Methods