Spring 2015INTRODUCTION TO

SOCIOLOGY

After reading the text (just the front!) answer the following questions in your notebook:

Why can’t Andre get a job?Why did Carole break up with Michael?

In the text the problem is that both scenarios are explained with individualistic explanations that neglect the larger world the people are a part of

BELL WORK & NOTES SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH 1/20/15

This is your header! You should write it at the top of the page

What questions did you come up with over the week end?

How can we endeavor to answer all of your questions?

HOME WORK CHECK

SOCIOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS

Objectives:I can describe the process of Sociological research and the scientifi c methodI can Apply the diff erent types of Sociological research

Can you think of a time when you have used the scientific method in your life?

- Debating what movie to see or where to eat

- Figuring out how to act on dates “If I open the door for her and listen

to her stories, then the I will get another date”

- If your TV gets fuzzy or Xbox won’t work, you experiment with different knobs and buttons until it does

Ask a Questio

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Background

Research

Hypothesis

Test Hypothe

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Analyze Data

Draw Conclusi

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SCIENTIFIC METHOD

NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION

A study method that involves covertly or overtly watching subjects' behaviors in their natural environment, without intervention

CASE STUDIES

Research method that involves an intensive investigation of one or more participants

SURVEYS

Research method in which information is obtained by asking many individuals a fixed set of questions

LONGITUDINAL STUDIES

Method of research where data is collected about a group of participants over a number of years to asses how characteristics change or remain the same during development

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Method of research in which data is collected from groups of participants of diff erent ages and compared so that conclusions can be drawn about diff erences due to age

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS/ CORRELATIONAL STUDIES

The measure of a relationship between two variables or sets of data

How does time spent studying sociology correlate to a students’ fi nal grade?

Time Spent Studying

Time Spent Brushing Teeth

Final G

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Days Absent

Correlation DOES NOT prove Causation!!!!

EXPERIMENTS

Allow the researcher to control the situation and reduce the influence of outside influence

Variable- any factor capable of change

Experimental group- the group to which an independent variable is applied

Control group- the group that is treated the same way as the experimental group except that the independent variable is not applied

 ACTIVITY

With the person next to you try to match your 10 questions (5 each) about human behavior to the method of study that would be most eff ective.

Once you’ve matched them, talk to Mr. K and come to write your questions on the diff erent pieces of paper around the room

Read Chapter 1 Section 1 and answer the reading focus questions at the start of the chapter in your notebook 1. What is sociology and how does it compare to other

social science? 2. How do sociologists view and think about society?

HOME WORK #1