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Research Method Witt 2

Research Method Witt 2

Q Soc-1: Witt 2 (Sociological Research Methods) Instructions: Answer the following questions. Provide as much detail (& specifics) as possible. Please use examples and use your book! 1) What is the scientific method? Identify and briefly explain the 5 basic steps in the scientific method? 2) Identify and discuss the four major research designs. 3) Explain the origins of the Hawthorne effect? Which research design was used? Discuss its’ significance for researchers? Was Alice Goffman’s research neutral? (Explain). Discuss your thoughts on Devah Pager’s research… Watch Pager's video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZqvsF_Wt0 4) Describe and critically examine the idea of value neutrality as developed by Max Weber? What did Joyce Ladner and Shulamit Reinharz add to the conversation?

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Congregation of knowledge, about the world and upgrade the knowledge, people use a series of processes of scientific method to explain how things befall. This method includes forming questions, analyzing data, making observations, doing an experiment, making hypothesis, and forming questions. An example of scientific method is every scientific experiment. In the process of scientific method, it is to get as close as possible, by asking new questions, refining conclusion. Scientific method is used to find answers to every questions, even though it can yield conflicting results on the experiments.