Intro to Sociology Week 2: Sociological Research Methods!

Learn all of the different kinds of research methods sociologists can use in their own work. Which one will you select for your project?
Table of Contents:
00:16 - What's the point?
00:40 -
02:22 - The Scientific Method
02:40 - Good Research Designs
04:27 - Step 1: Ask a Question
07:02 - Step 2: Research Existing Sources
08:34 - Step 3: Formulate a Hypothesis
09:54 - But then again...
10:46 - What about the researcher?
13:39 - Methods!
14:22 - Surveys
18:46 - Interviews
19:49 - Field research
21:32 - Participant Observation
23:18 - Ethnography
25:38 - Case Study
27:04 - Experiments
30:11 - Secondary Data Analysis

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One critique of the video----> there is a difference between methods and methodology. Qualitative and Quantitative are methodologies not methods. Research methods are the tools, techniques or processes that we use in our research. These might be, for example, surveys, interviews, or participant observation. Methods and how they are used are shaped by the methodology. The methodology on the other hand is the study of how research is done, how we find out about things, and how knowledge is gained. In other words, methodology is about the principles that guide our research practices. Methodology therefore explains why we’re using certain methods or tools in our research. Often times students are confused of the meaning of both and fail to see the difference of methods and methodologies.

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Sociologists generally choose from widely used methods of social investigation: primary source data collection such as survey, participant observation, ethnography, case study, unobtrusive observations, experiment, and secondary data analysis, or use of existing sources

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how come you didn't mention the two types of participant observation, overt and covert...
thats actualy important

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Do these surveys ever provide instructions on how the clients should behave?

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