Review for Unit 2: Sociological Research

Review for Unit 2: Sociological Research

secondary v. primary sources

longitudinal research

cross-sectional research

cross-cultural

parts of an academic research journal

            Abstract

            Introduction

            Literature Review

            Methods

            Data

            Conclusion

Sudhir Venkatesh’s "Gang Leader for a Day"

Methods of sociological research - identify using a primary source

            ethnography

            surveys and interviews

            existing data

            audit study

            experiment

qualitative v. quantitative

Important considerations in research:

            a likert scale

            rapport

            field notes

            a survey

Macro v. micro

Groups

            primary v. secondary

Statuses v. roles

            master status

            ascribed status

            achieved statuses

            status inconsistency

            role strain

            role conflict

           

ingroups v. outgroups

stereotypes v. generalizations

Joel Charon’s “Should We Generalize about People?”