SOC221H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Research Question, Conflict Theories, Universal Access To Education
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Research question and be specific and explain and justify your questions and its importance. Use only the sociological abstracts for research. First note the reference and then it will get to the annotation. Due: by 5 pm on the date below, for your section. Research question plus a 2-3 sentence statement explaining your question. (see example, assignment guidelines. ) Select three sources related to your research question and write annotations for each source. **tutorials next week are specifically about this assignment! Theory is at the centre of the research cycle. Theory has an impact on each stage of the research cycle. Deductive (theory)-------test with data: beginning with something general and moving to something specific, theory testing approach. Inductive (gather data)-------generate theory: start with the data, begin with specific details and move to more abstract concepts, theory building approach. Direction of theorizing: deductive: example of a deductive approach: His research was designed to test that theory.
