SOC221H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gender Inequality, Falsifiability, Indian Anna
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Compare it to other approaches to knowledge construction. Be able to explain limits/weaknesses of scientific research. Define quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches to research. Know the most common data collection techniques, and research topics/objectives/situations when their use is most appropriate. Questions to guide the reading/to think about ahead of time for students. Define basis and applied research, as well as the main types of the latter. Think of a good example of each, existent or imagined. Be able to define all types of longitudinal research discussed in the book. If yes, come up with an example of a research topic and explain how you would combine data collection techniques to study it. Today"s class focuses on differences between scientific research and other ways of gaining knowledge, such as one"s primary experience, mass media reports, or reliance on tradition and authoritative sources.
