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Foundations of Sociological Inquiry

Foundations of Sociological Inquiry. Sociology 300. Today’s Objectives. How to Become A Practicing Social Scientist Observe, Analyze, Interpret The Foundations of Social Science Syllabus and Course Objectives Questions. Set up Clicker Technology.

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Foundations of Sociological Inquiry

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  1. Foundations of Sociological Inquiry Sociology 300

  2. Today’s Objectives • How to Become A Practicing Social Scientist • Observe, Analyze, Interpret • The Foundations of Social Science • Syllabus and Course Objectives • Questions

  3. Set up Clicker Technology • Becky Plugs in Receiver & Sets Channel to 05 • Becky Sets Up Web-Based Session • Students with Clicker Set Channel to 05 • Ch; 05; Ch • Students with Wireless Device Login to www.rwpoll.com • Enter Session ID

  4. This is a Test

  5. Sociology 300 is a required course for Sociology Majors? • Yes • No • Don’t Know 30 0 of 30

  6. Let’s Flip a Coin (1)

  7. What was the result of your coin drop? • Heads • Tails 30 0 of 30

  8. Let’s Flip a Coin (10)

  9. What was the result of your coin drop? • Heads • Tails 30 0 of 30

  10. Let’s Flip a Coin (185)

  11. What was the result of your coin drop? • Heads • Tails 30 0 of 30

  12. Observe, Analyze, Interpret • What happened when you let go of the coin?

  13. Observe, Analyze, Interpret • What happened when you let go of the coin? • Why did that happen?

  14. Observe, Analyze, Interpret • What happened when you let go of the coin? • Why did that happen? • What will happen the next time you drop a coin?

  15. Observe, Analyze, Interpret • What happened when you let go of the coin? • Why did that happen? • What will happen the next time you drop a coin? • How do you know?

  16. Observe, Analyze, Interpret • What happened when you let go of the coin? • Why did that happen? • What will happen the next time you drop a coin? • How do you know? • Are there exceptions?

  17. The Foundations of Social Science • The foundations of social science are logic and observation (What). • Theory provides a systematic explanation for the observations that relate to a particular aspect of life (Why).

  18. The Foundations of Social Science • Social Scientists Observe and Seek to Explain Social Regularities • If you drop a coin it will fall • What happens on the moon? • In a zero gravity chamber? • If there is a magnetic device nearby?

  19. The Foundations of Social Science • Social Scientists Observe and Seek to Explain Social Regularities • If you drop a coin it will fall • What happens on the moon? • In a zero gravity chamber? • If there is a magnetic device nearby? • The coin will land heads or tails up • What if the coin is weighted?

  20. The Foundations of Social Science • Social Scientists Observe and Seek to Explain Social Regularities • If you drop a coin it will fall • What happens on the moon? • In a zero gravity chamber? • If there is a magnetic device nearby? • The coin will land heads or tails up • What if the coin is weighted? • Under repeated sampling (If we drop the coin many, many times) we begin to establish regularities • What happens when you only drop the coin 1 time? • 10 times? • 185 times? • 185 * 100 times?

  21. What do Sociologists Study? • Birthrates, Deathrates, Migration • Marriage, Divorce, Childbearing • War, Peace • Political Behavior, Social Movements • Crime, Criminal Justice, the Courts • Organizational Behavior • Economic Inequality, Employment • Education

  22. Syllabus and Course Objectives • http://www.soc.washington.edu/academics/courses/classpage.asp?cid=2101

  23. Syllabus and Course Objectives • http://www.soc.washington.edu/academics/courses/classpage.asp?cid=2101 • Observe, ask, collect, record • Analyze • Interpret

  24. Syllabus and Course Objectives • http://www.soc.washington.edu/academics/courses/classpage.asp?cid=2101 • Observe, ask, collect, record • Analyze • Interpret • Learn how to ask a sociological question, identify data to answer the question, analyze data, present your findings, and situate your findings in relation to what we think we already know

  25. Have you ever played an instrument? • Yes • No • Don’t Know 30 0 of 30

  26. If you answered yes to the previous question, How do you get to Carnegie Hall? • Take the Q train to Lincoln Center • Take a Taxi to Times Square • Practice 30 0 of 30

  27. How do you become a social scientist? • Practice • Practice • Practice • Practice • Practice 30 0 of 30

  28. Questions?

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