mini essay

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Conclusion

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Part I Short Answer:

1. In no more than 5 sentences, explain the differences between “qualitative” and “quantitative’ research methods.

The difference between quantitative and qualitative data is qualitative research methods usually yield data that is nonnumeric, and quantitative methods provide numeric data. But qualitative research methods usually are more detailed, in depth, and richer in meaning, with more flexibility. Quantitative research methods involve the quantification of observations often in a highly controlled context.

SOURCES:

Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 24-28

2. Give 2 examples of the types of quantitative research methods.

Two examples of quantitative research methods can be quasi-experimental research and experimental research.

SOURCES:

Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 239-240, 262, 299

3. In no more than 5 sentences, explain the differences between “operationalization” and “conceptualization.”

Conceptualization is the process of clarifying your meaning. This is where you would define all the relevant terms, and explain what they mean in the context of your research. Operationalization is the process of being specific on the exact procedures for measuring, after you define or conceptualize.

SOURCES:

Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 118-119

Williams-Leon, T. (2018) In class discussion of Conceptualization and Operationalization on March 27th

4. Give an example of “operationalization.”

An example of operationalization from the textbook is using scientific method to evaluate a person’s level of prejudice.

SOURCES:

Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 43

5. Give an example of “conceptualization.”

One rather famous example of someone defining and specifying meaning is Elwin Powell’s 1958 conceptualization of anomia or anomie. Powell states that anomia is “When the end of action become contradictory, inaccessible, or insignificant”, the then explains that it is also followed by an overall feeling of emptiness, and apathy, and sense of meaningless and loss of

orientation.

SOURCES:

Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 138-140

6. What are the benefits of “quantitative methods?”

One of the best benefits to quantitative methods, is a quantitative method can provide more explicit result that researchers can directly preserve the data.

SOURCES:

Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 24-25, & 337

7. What are the benefits of “qualitative methods?”

One major benefit of qualitative methods is the depth of understanding that it has. But it is fairly flexible, and can be more cost effective than quantitative methods. Therefore qualitative methods are found to generally have more validity.

SOURCES:

Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 334-335

8. What are the benefits of “mixed methods?”

The main benefit of mixed methods is an overall clear understanding and the results within the research. It adds a fertility to the data, especially if it is a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods.

SOURCES:

Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 114-120

9. What is the “sociological imagination?”

Sociological imagination is a tool coined by C. Wright Mills for critical thinking, that helps us see the world sociologically and understand how things are connected and intersected.

SOURCES:

Williams-Leon, T. (2018) In class discussion of Sociological Imagination on February 22nd

Critical Thinking Video (2018) A video we watched at the beginning of the year for homework

10. Please provide the three components that make up the “sociological imagination.”Please explain each component. Please provide one example for each component.

The first component is to be able to see the intersection of history and ones biography, or individual experience. One example we talked about in class is how one’s structural position influences their life history, such as how Trump’s mother is a refugee, and how that might have impacted Trump.

The second component of sociological imagination is to be able to understand the interconnections between individuals and society. One example of this I experienced first hand in my research project, as we were attempting to get individuals to conform to “society” through the a social force.

The final component is to be able to distinguish between personal troubles and social issues. One example from class is how with these school shootings at school, how much of this violence is a result of personal troubles such as mental illness or social issues such as abuse.

SOURCES:

Williams-Leon, T. (2018) In class discussion of Sociological Imagination on February 22nd

Part II: Multiple Choice (Choose one correct answer): You don’t need to provide sources for Part II

1. Sarah is in charge of trying to perform a synthesis of various research studies. She needs to connect the previously stated ideas to understand the cause and effect between how much people work and how satisfied they are with their lives. This is an example of explanatory research.

● explanatory

2. How do Sociological experiments differ from Sociological measurements?

● They are scenarios that manipulate a variable to answer a research question, while measurements are conducted to understand certain features of an individual.

3. Which of the following can BEST be defined as a type of research that is used to answer a specific question that has direct applications to the world?

● Applied research

4. Three students are conducting separate studies. John is interested in whether a psychological study on the impact of sleep on labor productivity is correct. Violet is interested in finding out why people function best when sleeping 8 hours a day. Stephen is going to use statistics to attempt to resolve an issue in proving his hypothesis. What is common to all three cases?

● They are all motivated by conducting scientific research.

5. John is working on a research project. His first step was determining that the question would be: ‘how do sleep deprived teenagers function in school?’ Evaluate which of the following should be his second step:

● Doing background research on the topic.

Part III: Mini-Essay

Explain how sociology is a science.

SOURCE: _______________________________________

 

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