HOW SOCIOLOGISTS STUDY SOCIETY

HOW DO SOCIOLOGIST STUDY SOCIETY?

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. Mention the different research methods that are used to study society.

2. Describe positivism.

Lesson objectives:

Essential Questions

What does it mean to have bias?

Bias

What are the major roles of Sociology?

Function of Sociology

Multiple Select

The purpose of Sociology include the following. Select all the correct answers.

• The study of society

• To identify patterns

• To gather information and analyze data to understand social phenomena.

• To confirm our bias, beliefs, and values about society

DEFINITION OF TERMS

1. Positivism

2. Quantitative data

3. Bias

4. Objectivity

   (Questions on the next slides)

Multiple Choice

Positivism produces _______ data.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Abstract

• Unquantifiable

Multiple Choice

Positivism is usually in the form of _______.

• stastitcs

• stastitics

• stasistics

• statistics

Multiple Select

Positivism tries to mimic ___, ____, and ____.

• Chemistry

• History

• physics

• biology

Scientists try to be objective. They try to be neutral and to discover the truth rather than being guided by their values and by what they would like to be true.

OBJECTIVITY

Multiple Select

Positivist approach in sociology goes back to 19th and early 20th century sociologists like _______ and _______.

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

• Auguste Comte

Multiple Select

Positivists use ______ and ______ to produce quantitative data.

• Assumptions

• Politics

• surveys

• questionnaires

Difference between questionnaires and survey.

A questionnaire is the term used to describe the set of questions you're asking an individual. A survey is the process of collecting, analyzing and interpreting data from many individuals. It aims to determine insights about a group of people.

INTERPRETIVISM

Multiple Choice

A positivist may be able to say "how many people commit what type of crime" while an interpretivist will want to find out ______.

• when they commit the crime

• the geographical locations of the crime

• why they commit the crimes.

• the tribe that commits often commit a crime