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   • Ask a Question or Find a Research Topic. The first step of the scientific method is to ask a question, select a problem, and identify the specific area of interest.
   • Review the Literature/Research Existing Sources. The next step researchers undertake is to conduct background research through a literature review, which is a review of any existing similar or related studies.
   • Formulate a Hypothesis. A hypothesis is an explanation for a phenomenon based on a conjecture about the relationship between the phenomenon and one or more causal factors.
   • Design and Conduct a Study. Researchers design studies to maximize reliability, which refers to how likely research results are to be replicated if the study is reproduced.

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   What is the purpose of basic social research or basic sociology? a. Solve social problems and find which policies are best. b. Improve social programs so they become more effective. c. Invent new taxonomies and jargon. d. Create fundamental knowledge about how the social world works. ** 23.

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   Sociologists examine the social world, see a problem or interesting pattern, and set out to study it. They use research methods to design a study. Planning the research design is a key step in any sociological study.

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   What is Social Research?

   • c. A way of developing explanations about the social world that starts with empirical observations of the world and builds abstract patterns from them. Social research can also involve directly observing people interacting in a natural setting (a), and the study of social interaction and social organization (b).

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   What research methods do sociologists use?

   • Sociologists make use of tried and true methods of research, such as experiments, surveys, and field research. But humans and their social interactions are so diverse that these interactions can seem impossible to chart or explain.

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   What is a sociological study?

   • Scientific sociological studies often observe relationships between variables. Researchers study how one variable changes another. Prior to conducting a study, researchers are careful to apply operational definitions to their terms and to establish dependent and independent variables.

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   How does a sociologist start the research process?

   • Sociologists often begin the research process by asking a question about how or why things happen in this world. It might be a unique question about a new trend or an old question about a common aspect of life. Once the sociologist forms the question, he or she proceeds through an in-depth process to answer it.

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   Feb 20, 2021 · Sociologists make use of tried and true methods of research, such as experiments, surveys, and field research. But humans and their social interactions are so diverse that these interactions can seem impossible to chart or explain.