University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
SOC 202 | Sociological Analysis
Academic year:

2011
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317

Pages:

18
Author:

Rocco Calhoun

Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Chapter 6: Strategies of Resear Research ch Design Triangulation • • • • Triangulation of measures Triangulation of observers Triangulation of theory Triangulation of method 2 Qualitative and Quantitative Orientations • Nature N off D Data – Soft data vs. hard data • Assumptions A ti off social i l life lif – Positivist vs. Interpretive/critical • What Wh t are we trying t i to t accomplish li h in i a study t d – Hypothesis testing vs. hypothesis development • Type of “logic” – Systematic vs. ongoing practice 3 Qualitative and Quantitative Orientations • Reconstructed logic and logic in practice • Linear and non linear paths • Objective and integrity • Preplanned and emergent research questions 4 Ways to Select Topics • • • • • • • Personal experience Curiosity based on media State of knowledge in the field Solving a problem Social premiums Personal values Everyday life 5 Narrowing a Research Question • • • • Examine literature Talk over with others Apply to a specific context Define the aim of the study 6 Good and Bad Research Questions 7 Quantitative vs. Qualitative 8 Qualitative Design Issues Language of cases and context • • • • • Grounded theory Context is critical Bricolage p Case and process Interpretation – First-order interpretation p – Second-order interpretation – Third-order interpretation 9 Quantitative Design Issues Language of variables and hypotheses • Variable • Attribute • Types of variables – Independent variable (IV) – Dependent variable (DV) – Intervening variable 10 Characteristics of Causal Hypotheses • • • • • At least 2 variables Expresses a cause-effect relationship Can be expressed as a prediction Logical link between hypothesis and theory Falsifiable 11 Testing g and Refiningg Hypothesis yp 12 Quantitative Design Issues Language of variables and hypotheses • Logic of disconfirming hypothesis – Null hypothesis yp – Alternative hypothesis – Double-barreled hypothesis 13 Quantitative Design Issues Language of variables and hypotheses 14 Quantitative Design Issues Potential errors in causal explanation 15 Quantitative Design Issues Potential errors in causal explanation 16 Quantitative Design Issues Potential errors in causal explanation • Spuriousness 17 Quantitative Design Issues Potential errors in causal explanation 18

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