HSOC 100 Introduction to Sociological Research
Cross-listed as SOCI 100
Offered:Fall 2009
Gibson MW 4-5 + rec
Fulfills HSOC Quantitative Requirement
Fulfills College Quantitative Requirement
As a science, sociology uses various tools to establish knowledge about the social world, as one step in the process of producing explanatory (and ideally, predictive) theory. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to different sociological methods, including survey research and associated quantitative/statistical analysis, interviewing, ethnography, historical-comparative and archival research, experimentation, and computer simulation. We will review basic mechanics for applying these methods, and discuss the assumptions behind each and the kind of insight each yields.
