SOC221H5 Lecture : Lecture 1
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; relationship between religion and suicide and coming up with theories on community solidarity (example of explanation- answering question of why people commit suicide) Examples of social science research ; different kinds of research methodologies (surveys, polls, qualitative interviews, historical research: examples of how we see social science research in everyday life. Research is a foundation of what is done in sociology (i. e. found in books and scholarly journals) Sociological research seen in social policy- i. e. 1990"s research on education found teachers giving more attention to boys than girls. Description- more systematic, accurate and precise: moving beyond preliminary understanding of exploratory research, aim to more accurately and representatively find an answer. Canadian census systematic numbers (specific and precise information) Explanation- focused on why : further step to explain the reasoning behind something, focused in questions and methods, sometimes have hypothesis that is tested, finding the best methods to answer specific questions. Authority- not always the best/reliable source of knowledge.
