SOC-0001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Sociological Inquiry, First Things, Institutional Review Board
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It must take into account the social meanings/reasons attached to behaviors: qualitative research focuses not only on the objective nature of behavior but also on its meaning. The first stage of research is the review of existing literature on the topic. Many call this phase of research the lit review. The more you know about your predecessors" work, the better you will be prepared to make your own contribution. If your research question requires knowing who people are and/or what they think about something, the survey is a good method of research. A survey is a series of questions asked of a number of people. When questions are asked orally it is an interview. When we give people the list of questions on paper and ask them to write their own answers we call it a self-administered questionnaire. Suited to obtaining information from large numbers of people. Especially appropriate for discovering basic demographic information (age, gender, income, education, religion)
