Overview

This course will give students an understanding of the common research methods social scientists use to conduct social research – in other words, we will be learning how “to do” sociology.  Ethnographic, interview, survey, and historical research methods will be covered.  Three themes will be explored:

1. The various advantages and disadvantages of those methods
2. When the use of one method is appropriate or inappropriate for the research question
3. How to evaluate researchers’ claims on the basis of the evidence they present.  These themes will be explored by reading examples of, and through papers using, each of these methods.

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