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Chapter 2: Sociological Inquiry

Notes: 1. Define the question or problem

2. review the literature 

3. develop hypothesis

4. choose a research design and method

5. collect the data

6. analyze the data

7. develop conclusions

8. report results and pose new questions

Dependent variable: a factor that is changed by another variable.

Independent variable: a factor that causes a change in another variable

The quantitative methods use systematic and numerical measures to make generalizations across groups of people.

Emile Durkheim, who established the functionalist theory, conducted and published the first sociological study in 1897

Quantitative research designs are inquiry methods that provide a deeper understanding of social phenomena rather than a surface description of a population sample.

Ethnography: a descriptive account of social life and culture in a particular social system derived from the researcher being embedded over time within a group.

time diary methoda research method in which subjects track their actions at various points in time over several days.

ethicsprinciples of conduct about how you are supposed to behave in a given situation

verstehen: an empathetic approach to understanding human behavior