SOC100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Online Dating Service, Sociological Inquiry, Social Desirability Bias
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What are research methods: research methods are the rules and procedures that social scientists use to approach a research question, it is necessary that these procedures are standardized (most reliable) because this helps facilitate rigorous and reproducible work. Your research question is the foundation of any sociological inquiry. It should tackle: an aspect of social life/behaviour that fascinates you, a contemporary issue, a question that is unanswered, but answerable. *to know if a question is answerable, we need data* Which of the following is the best sociological research question: what time is it, do gated communities improve safety for its residents, how much would could a woodchuck d. Is ttc transit too costly: is the best because it has an x and y. Asking question about the relationship between social factors. Social problems (blumer) worthy of consideration are dictated by context. Narrowed scope (cannot capture the whole world at once)
