SOCA02H3 Lecture : lecture 1+2 - research methods.doc
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Is there an unmoved mover? (is there a god or a creator?) Ex. of static study: collecting information to draw out the number of murders but it doesn"t attempt to say what caused those murders. Descriptive trend studies: look at changes over time but you don"t explain them ex. look at divorce rate over a given time period (1952-2002) . The divorce rate climbed from 15% to 50% descriptive trend studies doesn"t attempt to study why the divorce rate grows, you just present the facts. Second type of study is explanatory studies explanatory studies is a study that explains they try to identify causes and associations why something is taking place. The children of upper income parents are more likely to attend university. 4. ) does the death penalty cause murder rates to decline? (is capital punishment cause murder to go down does it act as a.
