SOCL 2001 Chapter : SOCIOLOGY 2001 1 21 2016
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Use a qualitative test and then use it in quantitative research. Quantitative--positivists research (uses statistics to predict human behavior). *decide what method you will use to do the research. *do observations or gather empirical data (surveys may already be out there) *test a theory (quantitative) or build a theory (qualitative) Theory-people that go to college make more money. Really not a good determination of how people act. All are used to predict how certain people will act. Annual surveys of the us population asks various questions. Interviews usually open end and offer a chance for participant to talk about the meanings they attach to something. However, sociologists may spend more time researching a particular subject--looking for themes and patterns. You immerse yourself in some group to find out who their group works. Used to build a theory about the social world. Compartive research compares two cases and see why one outcome varied.
