Sociological Research Methods

Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Sociology covering sociological theory, social stratification, research methods, deviance and crime, family, urban sociology, education, medical sociology, and contemporary issues

Sociological Research Methods

Quantitative Sociological Research

Survey design, sampling, variables, hypothesis testing, regression, causal inference, secondary data analysis, ethics

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Ethnography and Participant Observation

Immersive fieldwork methods from Chicago School roots through Goffman, Geertz, and Venkatesh, with attention to access, positionality, and ethical review.

Qualitative and Ethnographic Methods

Participant observation, in-depth interviews, focus groups, ethnography, grounded theory, coding and analysis, reflexivity

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Surveys and Quantitative Analysis

Probability sampling, the GSS and ESS, total survey error, multilevel modeling, and declining response rates in the 2020s.

Mixed Methods and Research Ethics

Combining quantitative and qualitative, triangulation, research ethics (Milgram, Tuskegee), IRB, informed consent, power dynamics in research

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Computational Social Science and Big Data

Digital trace data, text analysis, network analysis, Salganik's *Bit by Bit*, and the ethics of web-scraped data.