2: Sociological Research
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- 2.2: Paradigms, Theories, and How They Shape a Researcher’s Approach
- The terms paradigm and theory are often used interchangeably in social science, although social scientists do not always agree whether these are identical or distinct concepts. In this text, we will make a slight distinction between the two ideas because thinking about each concept as analytically distinct provides a useful framework for understanding the connections between research methods and social scientific ways of thinking.
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- 2.5: Research Models
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- 2.5.1: Inductive or Deductive? Two Different Approaches
- 2.5.2: Unobtrusive Research- Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
- 2.5.2.1: What Is It and When to Use It?
- 2.5.2.2: Pros and Cons of Unobtrusive Research
- 2.5.2.3: Unobtrusive Data Collected by You
- 2.5.2.4: Analyzing Others’ Data
- 2.5.2.5: Reliability in Unobtrusive Research
- 2.5A: Surveys
- 2.5B: Fieldwork and Observation
- 2.5C: Experiments
- 2.5D: Documents
- 2.5E: Use of Existing Sources