SOSC 1000 Final: Introduction to Research Methods Describes different approaches to research, including possible sources of data and ways to conduct research. Also gives a brief introduction to the rest of the course.

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Different approaches in social science (mentioned as an essay question: study documents: in libraries, archives, town halls, etc. As in historical demography (the study of past populations) or contemporary demography. Elite interviews: interviews with powerful people, those who have influence, are opinion leaders. Interviewing people who are relatively powerless; poor, marginalized, or ordinary: observations in a naturalistic setting: i. e. fieldwork. Surprisingly, in bohannan"s study of the tiv, the influence of the gender difference would be more significant than that of a racial difference. 3 ways of presenting yourself while conducting an experiment: observation; don"t try to participate in any way. Reasons: people you"ll study will take you for granted. People are not staging things for you as an observer. If the observer is seen, the results may be altered: they feel that until they don"t get to doing something, they won"t understand the meaning of why they"re doing something. The field of study becomes different once you are there.

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