SOCIOL 2Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Precarious Work, Class Variable, Occupational Disease
26 Nov 2020
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This requires carefully identifying the variables that will be considered, which the steps of conceptualization and operationalization come in. These processes are what enable you to effectively collect data through surveys, interviews, focus groups, and so forth by addressing specific and sociologically-relevant questions to your research subjects. is where. Once you finalize the variables of interest as part of operationalization, you will need to determine exactly how to measure these variables. There are four different levels of measurement, depending on the variables" attributes. Finally, you will learn to evaluate validity and reliability two crucial concepts to consider when you apply specific measurements to your research topic. When designing and conducting a sociological study, you should aim for measures that are both valid and reliable. Read the following two newspaper articles and ask yourself what is meant by precarious employment (or precarious work ) in each article don"t forget to take notes as you read along!
