SOCI-100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Rigour, Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning

• School: MacEwan University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI-100
• Professor: Minaker

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Part one: seeing and acting through the lens of sociology. Reading: chapter 2 applying sociological research methods (22-45) Common sense and scientific thinking: using your common sense , you might be inclined to assume that by virtue of giving your greater personal freedom, or making your life more comfortable or less stressful. Sociology as a scientific method: sociology is considered a social science because as a discipline it seeks to enhance our knowledge of people and society using empirical methods, the social sciences also use systematic procedures. This means that the steps taken to design and carry out research are organized, methodical and standardized in such a way that they are reorganized by other researchers. Although some scholars equate the scientific method exclusively with positivism, others have a broader view of what the scientific method is, viewing it more as a rigorous means of developing new knowledge through various approaches. (p. 24)