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Principles of Sociological Inquiry – Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
This text also provides balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative approaches by integrating a variety of examples from recent and classic sociological research. The text challenges students to debate and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both approaches. An important goal of this text is to introduce students to the core principles of social research in a way that is straightforward and engaging.
- Author
- Anonymous
- Publisher
- LibreTexts
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 79 sections
- 01: Introduction
- 1.01: How Do We Know What We Know
- 1.02: Science Social Science and Sociology
- 1.03: Why Should We Care
- 1.04: Design and Goals of This Text
- 02: Linking Methods With Theory
- 2.01: Micro Meso and Macro Approaches
- 2.02: Paradigms Theories and How They Shape a Researchers Approach
- 2.03: Inductive or Deductive Two Different Approaches
- 2.04: Revisiting an Earlier Question
- 03: Research Ethics
- 3.01: Research on Humans
- 3.02: Specific Ethical Issues to Consider
- 3.03: Ethics at Micro Meso and Macro Levels
- 3.04: The Practice of Science Versus the Uses of Science
- 04: Beginning a Research Project
- 4.01: Starting Where You Already Are
- 4.02: Is It Empirical
- 4.03: Is It Sociological
- 4.04: Is It a Question
- 4.05: Next Steps
- 05: Research Design
- 5.01: Goals of the Research Project
- 5.02: Qualitative or Quantitative Some Specific Considerations
- 5.03: Triangulation
- 5.04: Components of a Research Project
- 06: Defining and Measuring Concepts
- 6.01: Measurement
- 6.02: Conceptualization
- 6.03: Operationalization
- 6.04: Measurement Quality
- 6.05: Complexities in Measurement
- 07: Sampling
- 7.01: Populations Versus Samples
- 7.02: Sampling in Qualitative Research
- 7.03: Sampling in Quantitative Research
- 7.04: Questions to Ask About Samples
- 08: Survey Research- A Quantitative Technique
- 8.01: What Is It and When Should It Be Used
- 8.02: Pros and Cons of Survey Research
- 8.03: Types of Surveys
- 8.04: Designing Effective Questions and Questionnaires
- 8.05: Analysis of Survey Data
- 09: Interviews- Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
- 9.01: What Is It and When Should It Be Used
- 9.02: Qualitative Interview Techniques and Considerations
- 9.03: Quantitative Interview Techniques and Considerations
- 9.04: Issues to Consider for All Interview Types
- 10: Field Research- A Qualitative Technique
- 10.01: What Is It and When to Use It
- 10.02: Pros and Cons of Field Research
- 10.03: Getting In
- 10.04: Field Notes
- 10.05: Analysis of Field Research Data
- 11: Unobtrusive Research- Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
- 11.01: What Is It and When to Use It
- 11.02: Pros and Cons of Unobtrusive Research
- 11.03: Unobtrusive Data Collected by You
- 11.04: Analyzing Others Data
- 11.05: Reliability in Unobtrusive Research
- 12: Other Methods of Data Collection and Analysis
- 12.01: Focus Groups
- 12.02: Experiments
- 12.03: Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
- 13: Sharing Your Work
- 13.01: Deciding What to Share and With Whom to Share It
- 13.02: Presenting Your Research
- 13.03: Writing Up Research Results
- 13.04: Disseminating Findings
- 14: Reading and Understanding Social Research
- 14.01: Reading Reports of Sociological Research
- 14.02: Being a Responsible Consumer of Research
- 14.03: Media Reports of Sociological Research
- 14.04: Its Everywhere
- 15: Research Methods in the Real World
- 15.01: Doing Research for a Living
- 15.02: Doing Research for a Cause
- 15.03: Public Sociology
- 15.04: Why Should We Care