Case Study - a system of methodical, methodological, organizational and technical procedures, which are united by one common goal: to obtain the objective of accurate data about a particular social phenomenon.To obtain more accurate data used methods of sociological research.They are specific techniques, methods, approaches and tools.
methods of sociological research
· scientific methods of cognition.It is axiomatic, ideographic, comparative-historical methods, the method of hypotheses, analysis, modeling, idealization, deduction, induction, abduction, analogy, etc.
· Theoretical methods of construction paragidmalnogo character.This method of Durkheim, Bourdieu's method, the method of Bacon, Descartes' method, etc.
· Tool approaches the study of social phenomena.This survey, focus groups, biographical method, modeling of social processes, the analysis of social systems and social networks, etc.
· instrumental approach to such a procedure, as the collection of empirical data.This survey, analysis of documents, interviews, observation, etc.
· Some data collection techniques, including the techniques of measurement.Thurstone scale, scale total scores, the method of paired comparisons, sealed booklet, projective techniques, etc.This also can be roughly classified methods of cognitive analysis.
· Types of data analysis.This, for example, typological analysis, factor analysis, causal analysis.
· Methods of mathematical formalization, including the data analysis methods (cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, descriptive statistics), statistical hypotheses and mathematical modeling.
· Methods of analysis of textual information.This conversation analy- sis, content analysis, transactional analysis, discourse analysis, etc.
methods of sociological research are selected depending on the content of the research problem.For example, empirical studies that rely on the massive demand, it will take a cognitive analysis of the questionnaire, as well as the following methods: sample design, collection of empirical data, multivariate calculus, diskriptivnoy statistics, statistical hypothesis testing.Methods of sociological studies should be carefully selected.Such a procedure is in understanding the adequacy of the methods and interdependence.In order to study the most reliable, it is often used metodnoy triangulation procedure, which involves the use of several methods at the same time to study any social phenomenon.
structure and the process of sociological research
any area of study is conducted by nobody premeditated plan, and has its own structure.The main stages of sociological research can be summarized as follows:
1. Preparation for research: planning, development tools (for example, the questions for the interview, questionnaire).
2. Collection of primary data (interviews, questionnaires).
3. Processing of the data.
4. Analysis of the data, summarizing the study.
should pay attention to the fact that all stages of sociological research provide a framework in which all elements are closely interconnected.This means that you can not proceed to the next step if the previous step is executed poorly, not up to the end.And all because the data obtained in a single step is the basis for subsequent stages.Particular attention should be paid to the preparation stage, as on how to think through all the study will depend on the accuracy of the data.
