Sociological research refers to the study and analysis of how people interact with one another and how societies work. It involves examining different aspects of human behavior, social relationships, and social structures to gain a better understanding of our society and the patterns within it.
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This lesson focuses on Longitudinal and Case Studies, including strengths and limitations and how they are used
in sociological research through a variety of activities, including a video clip link to 49 Up.
My long term career goals include working towards becoming a college professor, and gaining the knowledge and education necessary to
conduct sociological research.
While Stark's
early sociological research showed that people come to new religions and new churches through the testimony and influence of others, he maintains that the message is as important as the messenger.
However, the critics have focused on Berger's explicit, meta - theoretical pronouncements about the nature or ontology of the social world, whilst ignoring the more sophisticated account of the structure agency relationship that is implicit in, and presupposed by, his
substantive sociological research.
«If the committee could pull together what we already know... and make very strong recommendations» regarding changes in science and engineering education, the effort would be worth it, says Elaine Seymour, who works in the Bureau of
Sociological Research at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Before transitioning to
more sociological research on the process of science, she was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California (UC) at Berkeley working on avian ecology.
Mixing sociological research with warm personal anecdotes of appreciation for the everyday, Bass examines why individuals find it challenging to maintain a practice of gratitude and reveals how thankfulness can serve as the foundation of a healthy community.
Polling and
sociological research imply that Mr. Gore has his work cut out if he hopes to fit global warming into what experts call the «finite basket» of worries that most people routinely fill up with concerns about money and health.
Having groups of fishers play two simple games standard
in sociological research, Basurto and colleagues show that the players from marine protected areas became both more generous and more cutthroat toward competition, compared with those who did not work in protected areas.
But there has been a remarkable growth in both the quantity and the quality
of sociological research in this field recently.
Sociological research on the attitudes of the Czech people indicates that in the first four years of freedom confidence in the Church fell rapidly and the number of declared Catholics declined by almost one - half.
Two decades after «Dover Beach,» the Fabian Socialists in England were busily, busily building on the ruins with education,
sociological research and reform.
Andrew Greeley and his associates at the National Opinion Research Center have concluded on the basis of
their sociological research that Humanae Vitae, the 1968 papal encyclical condemning artificial contraception, «seems to have been the reason for massive apostasy and for a notable decline in religious devotion and belief.»
The video showed how soldiers in Afghanistan have been able to develop better military strategies because of
sociological research, while women's groups abroad have been able to provide extra access to education for young Muslim girls.
These observations seem to have set off a wave of
sociological research, the feminists in the van.
In
her sociological research Glick has documented the stresses on Hispanic and Asian immigrants in Phoenix, which intensified during the recession of the past four years.
Investigators at the Barcelona Public Health Agency (ASPB) have analysed the influence of various socioeconomic factors on the results of the first Spanish National Sexual Health Survey, carried out in 2009 by the Centre for
Sociological Research.
Bureau of
Sociological Research, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Experts have been conducting
the sociological research for the past 70 years.
Relatedly,
sociological research has established that teachers tend to calibrate the content and pacing of their instruction according to the average prior achievement of their students, [14] implying that these well - prepared students will learn faster in classes with high - ability peers.
Sociological research has shown that such stringent disciplinary systems teach students to stifle their own opinions and defer to authority, while decreasing their desire to learn (Golann, 2015).
Psychology and
sociological research is finding that women are having more stress related health issues similar to men because there isn't time to build significant relationships with other women as in the past I think these stories encourage women to work at relationships that have more depth than the more shallow ones we have.
Market / consumer /
sociological research that suggests that higher - quality, better, more, etc. communication involving an understanding of global warming (including solutions) would not help, or would be bad somehow, strikes me as simply silly.
As they develop stories meant to inspire the public to engage with climate change and resist the social forces preventing us from decarbonizing, climate advocates often turn to
sociological research to shape their narrative models.
Political and corporate elites are — apparently — susceptible to the temptations and moral hazards of corruption, and — according to psychological and
sociological research — more likely to cheat and act unethically than poorer groups in society.
It seeks to address a gap in
sociological research, in a subject which is more widely recognised psychologically.
Written on the «information is power» premise, The Smart Stepfamily weaves together a review of biblical materials, current psychological and
sociological research, best practices, practical insights, and anecdotal stories to educate and support stepfamilies and the clergy who serve them.»