Approaches to Research
Looks for facts using scientific methods
What is positivism
A list of questions asked to many people
What is a survey
Using U.S. census numbers for a study
What is secondary data analysis
Participants must agree to join
What is informed consent
The study of society and human behavior
What is sociology
Focuses on meaning and how people understand their world
What is interpretive sociology
A one-on-one conversation for deeper information
What is an interview
A detailed study of one group or event
What is a case study
Protecting a person’s private details
What is confidentiality
A question researchers want to answer
What is a research question
A systematic plan for conducting research
What is the scientific method
Watching people in their natural setting
What is observation
Information collected by someone else
What is secondary data
The idea that results must be reported honestly
What is integrity
The group of people being studied
What is the population
An explanation that predicts social patterns
What is a theory
Testing how people react in a controlled situation
What is an experiment
Main weakness of case studies
What is not generalizable
Research must avoid physical or emotional harm
What is do no harm
A smaller group chosen to represent a larger group
What is a sample
A prediction made before research is tested
What is a hypothesis
A method that combines more than one research style
What is mixed methods
Main weakness of secondary data
What is missing or outdated information
Max Weber’s idea of keeping personal bias out
What is value neutrality
The 3 main parts of Chapter 2
What are approaches, methods, and ethic