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 method, a research method in which subjects track their actions at various points in time over several days.
ethics, principles of conduct about how you are supposed to behave in a given situation
verstehen: an empathetic approach to understanding human behavior