Intro to Sociology Week 2: Sociological Research Methods!

Learn all of the different kinds of research methods sociologists can use in their own work. Which one will you select for your project?

Table of Contents:

00:16 - What's the point?
00:40 -
02:22 - The Scientific Method
02:40 - Good Research Designs
04:27 - Step 1: Ask a Question
07:02 - Step 2: Research Existing Sources
08:34 - Step 3: Formulate a Hypothesis
09:54 - But then again...
10:46 - What about the researcher?
13:39 - Methods!
14:22 - Surveys
18:46 - Interviews
19:49 - Field research
21:32 - Participant Observation
23:18 - Ethnography
25:38 - Case Study
27:04 - Experiments
30:11 - Secondary Data Analysis