Sociologists try to uncover the CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid of social life and the social world using a variety of specific CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid methods.

All sociologists see the need for rigorous research methods but they tend to CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid on which methods they prefer.

There are two main sociological approaches (perspectives) on research methods, CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid or scientific sociologists who like CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid data and intepretivist (interactionist) sociologists who prefer CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid data. Positivists therefore prefer surveys whereas interpretivists prefer CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid.

Sampling involves selecting a small number of people from a sample CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid. There are two main types of sampling - CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid sampling and quota sampling.

There are two main ways of asking people questions - CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid and interviews. Questionnaires are written sets of questions the CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid sends back to the researcher; interviews involve the CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid asking questions of the respondent face to face. Questionnaires are good if the researcher wants to survey a CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid number of people whilst interviews can allow to researcher to achieve greater CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid.

A CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid Study is when a particular group of people is studies at great depth.

The CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid method is where two societies are compared and key similarities and differences drawn out. Theories are constructed as to why there are differences.

CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid research is research the sociologist carries out herself directly with respondents

CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid sources are the research and writings of others already in existence.

There are two main types of observation favoured by interpretivists - CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid and non participant.

If research is said to be reliable it could be CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid and the same results achieved.

If research is said to be CasecomparativedepthdisagreeframelargeobservationsparticipantpositivistsPrimaryqualitativequantitativequestionnairesrandomrealitiesrepeatedresearchresearcherrespondentSecondaryvalid it gives a true picture of the social reality being studied.