Methods
research techniques that are designed to capture life as participants experience it, rather than in numbers of quantifiable data
The study of society, social behavior, and human relationships.
What is sociology?
committees established to review and approach research studies; ensure researchers meet ethical standards and regulations, especially those involving human participants
What is IRB?
The process of systematically finding and reviewing existing research, studies, and scholarly articles on a specific topic.
What is literature search?
What is a set of ideas or a system meant to explain something, usually based on general principles rather than the specific thing itself?
What is a theory?
Conversations with participants to gather insights, opinions, or experiences.
What are interviews?
Shared understanding between people; how meaning is co-created in interaction.
What is intersubjectivity?
Formal applications researchers submit to the IRB explaining their study design, risks, and protections for participants.
What are IRB Proposals?
A logical process that starts with a general statement or premise and arrives at a specific, certain conclusion. If the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true.
What is deductive reasoning?
What is the perspective that reality and knowledge are created through social interactions and shared meanings, emphasizing context and subjectivity?
What is social constructionist perspective?
The process of systematically finding and reviewing existing research, studies, and scholarly articles on a specific topic.
What is a literature review?
The reciprocal communication and exchange between two or more individuals or between humans and their environment
What is human interaction?
What is the practice of keeping information secret or private?
What is confidentiality?
A logical process of moving from specific observations to broader generalizations or conclusions. This form of reasoning creates a probable conclusion, but one that is not guaranteed to be true, as it is based on patterns observed in specific instances.
What is inductive reasoning?
What is the philosophy that says only statements that can be scientifically tested or logically/mathematically proven are meaningful, rejecting metaphysics and theism?
What is positivism?
Facilitate discussions for brainstorming and gathering diverse perspectives
What are focus groups?
The process of exchanging information, ideas, thoughts, feelings, and messages between individuals or groups through speaking, writing, or using some other medium
What is communication?
Research areas that may cause emotional, social, or legal risks for participants (e.g., trauma, sexuality, illegal activity).
What are sensitive topics?
A clear, focused, and open-ended interrogative that guides the entire research process by defining the specific problem or topic to be investigated.
What is a research question?
What is the study of knowledge, including how we know things, how valid our beliefs are, and what separates true understanding from mere opinion?
What is epistemology?
Systematic study of texts, media, or documents to identify themes or patterns. (The previous three definitions are types of qualitative analysis)
What is content analysis?
A sociological perspective focusing on how people create meaning through symbols and everyday interactions.
What is symbolic interactionism?
children, elderly, people with disabilities, people dealing with sensitive topics
What are special populations?
the researcher does not fully disclose their intentions or the true nature of their activities to the subjects
What is deceptive research?
What ethical principle says you should treat people as ends in themselves and never just as a means to an end?
What is cartesian imperative?