Real World Sociology Chapter Two

Research that translates the social world into numbers that can be treated mathematically; this type of research often tries to find cause and effect relationships.

• Quantitative Research

• Qualitative Research

• Scientific Method

• Literature Review

Research that works with nonnumerical data such as texts, field notes, interview transcripts, photographs, and tape recordings; this type of research more often tries to understand how people make sense of their world.

• Quantitative Research

• Qualitative Research

• Scientific Method

• Literature Review

A procedure for acquiring knowledge that emphasizes collecting concrete data through observation and experimentation

• Quantitative Research

• Qualitative Research

• Scientific Method

• Literature Review

Thorough search through previously published studies relevant to a particular topic.

• Quantitative Research

• Qualitative Research

• Scientific Method

• Literature Review

A theoretical statement explaining the relationship between two or more phenomena.

• Hypothesis

• Variables

• Correlation

• Causation

Two or more phenomena that a researcher believes are related

• Hypothesis

• Variables

• Correlation

• Causation

A relationship between variables in which they change together and may or may not be casual.

• Hypothesis

• Variables

• Correlation

• Causation

A relationship between variables in which a change in one directly produces a change in the other.

• Hypothesis

• Variables

• Correlation

• Causation

A naturalistic method based on studying people in their own environment in order to understand the meanings they attribute to their activities; also, the written work that results from the study.

• Ethnography

• Participant Observation

• Field Notes

• Autoethnography

A methodology associated with ethnography whereby the researcher both observes and becomes a member in a social setting.

• Ethnography

• Participant Observation

• Field Notes

• Autoethnography