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Sociological Inquiry

   Is the systematic analysis of the motivations and behaviour of individual within a
    group ; the study of social as a whole and of such social institution as the family,
    the church , the branches of the government , the school and the community.
Goals of Sociological Inquiry

   The basic goal of sociological inquiry is to obtain an understanding of the
    observable social world. To understand aspects of this social world, one has to
    observe phenomena in relation to particular point of time and place and realize how
    they were, how they are and how and why they have or have not changed.
Sociological Inquiry Procedure
   Defining Problem
     It is important that the researcher delimits the scope and breadth of the problem and define the
    phenomena to focus on.
      According to Bernard Barber, sociological inquiry is the collection and ordering of facts in terms of a
    conceptual theoretical model.
The Researcher Guide
   Concept: is defined variously by different sources. Philosophers and others generally
    agree that concepts are formed from experience and other pre-existing mental content by
    abstraction and other operations in the brain.
   Hypothesis:         is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon.

   Theory: refers to scientific theories, which are
    proposed explanations of empirical phenomena, made in a way consistent with scientific
    method, that fulfil certain criteria.
   Operational Definition : defines something in terms of the specific process or set
    of validation tests used to determine its presence and quantity.
Gathering Of Data
   Primary Sources: Are
    original油materials.油Generally, primary
    sources are not accounts written after
    the fact with the benefit of hindsight.
   Secondary Sources: Is
    a油document油or油recording油that relates or
    discusses油information油originally
    presented elsewhere. A secondary source
    contrasts with a油primary sources, which
    is an original source of the information
    being discussed; a primary source can be
    a person with direct knowledge of a
    situation, or a document created by such
    a person.
Analyzing of Data
   Independent and Dependent Variables:
     Are used in similar but subtly different ways in mathematics and statistics as part of
    the standard terminology in those subjects. They are used to distinguish between
    two types of quantities being considered, separating them into those available at the
    start of a process and those being created by it, where the latter (dependent
    variables) are dependent on the former (independent variables)
   Moderating Variable: Is one that has a strong contingent effect on the
    independent variable and dependent variable relationship.

   Intervening Variable: Is one that surfaces between the time
    the independent variables start operating to influence the dependent variable and the time
    their impact is felt on it.

   Control Variables: Has different meanings, depending on the area/place in
    which it is used. The control variable is something that is constant and unchanged in an
    experiment.
Verifying Data
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Sociological Inquiry

  • 1. Sociological Inquiry Is the systematic analysis of the motivations and behaviour of individual within a group ; the study of social as a whole and of such social institution as the family, the church , the branches of the government , the school and the community.
  • 2. Goals of Sociological Inquiry The basic goal of sociological inquiry is to obtain an understanding of the observable social world. To understand aspects of this social world, one has to observe phenomena in relation to particular point of time and place and realize how they were, how they are and how and why they have or have not changed.
  • 3. Sociological Inquiry Procedure Defining Problem It is important that the researcher delimits the scope and breadth of the problem and define the phenomena to focus on. According to Bernard Barber, sociological inquiry is the collection and ordering of facts in terms of a conceptual theoretical model.
  • 4. The Researcher Guide Concept: is defined variously by different sources. Philosophers and others generally agree that concepts are formed from experience and other pre-existing mental content by abstraction and other operations in the brain. Hypothesis: is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. Theory: refers to scientific theories, which are proposed explanations of empirical phenomena, made in a way consistent with scientific method, that fulfil certain criteria. Operational Definition : defines something in terms of the specific process or set of validation tests used to determine its presence and quantity.
  • 5. Gathering Of Data Primary Sources: Are original油materials.油Generally, primary sources are not accounts written after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. Secondary Sources: Is a油document油or油recording油that relates or discusses油information油originally presented elsewhere. A secondary source contrasts with a油primary sources, which is an original source of the information being discussed; a primary source can be a person with direct knowledge of a situation, or a document created by such a person.
  • 6. Analyzing of Data Independent and Dependent Variables: Are used in similar but subtly different ways in mathematics and statistics as part of the standard terminology in those subjects. They are used to distinguish between two types of quantities being considered, separating them into those available at the start of a process and those being created by it, where the latter (dependent variables) are dependent on the former (independent variables)
  • 7. Moderating Variable: Is one that has a strong contingent effect on the independent variable and dependent variable relationship. Intervening Variable: Is one that surfaces between the time the independent variables start operating to influence the dependent variable and the time their impact is felt on it. Control Variables: Has different meanings, depending on the area/place in which it is used. The control variable is something that is constant and unchanged in an experiment.