1. HHS4U Conducting Social Science Research February 20 th, 2015

2. C ONDUCTING S OCIAL S CIENCE R ESEARCH The ________ of the social sciences in the study of individuals and families are: To ________ and _________ the behaviour of individuals and families; ________ how individuals and families will _______ in response to their environments Suggest ways of __________ their behaviour Social science research methods are used to ask _________, to gather _________, to __________ the information, and to draw ____________

3. R ESEARCH S KILLS C ONT ’ D Developing social-science research _______ will enable you to evaluate the _________ of the information in this textbook and in other sources You will also be prepared to __________ your own investigation of _______ regarding individuals and families The research question to consider is: How can _______, __________, and ________ research be conducted in the social sciences?

4. U SE THE S OCIAL -S CIENCE R ESEARCH P ROCESS The social-science research process is __________ Procedures: ________ the topic of study by asking questions to determine the __________ of the topic, define the terms, and set the limits of the topic Identify the specific research _________ to be investigated so that the study has _________ Valid and __________ research starts with a review of the available literature, including _______, periodicals, media, and electronic ________ to find out what information is already ________. Sources that analyze research and provide evidence are best – these are SECONDARY sources because they present someone else’s _______ second-hand __________ the literature review. This often leads to a thesis that answers your question

5. F ORMULATE A R ESEARCH Q UESTION A research question establishes the ________ of the research In family studies, a good research question indicates the __________ between a topic and ___________ and/or families Preliminary _________ will reveal whether a topic is _________ enough for there to be sufficient sources of information and will help _______ which aspect of a topic to investigate Develop a clearly ________ research question about a ________aspect of the topic to guide you in selecting information from secondary sources

6. T WO BASIC TYPES OF Q UESTIONS Example of a specific research question: “Why do males in contemporary Canadian society typically earn more money for the same amount worked, than their female counterparts?” Specific, question, addresses a population, and it’s social issue There are two basic types of questions asked in the social sciences: Description questions that require ___________ of what happens Explanation questions that require __________ to determine how and why things happen Description and explanation questions form the _______ of all research questions

7. D ESIGNING AN O RIGINAL I NVESTIGATION When the ________ to the research question is not clear after a review of secondary sources – _________ your research State a ___________ A possible __________ to your question And design an original investigation to gather ____________ evidence (these are primary sources because the information given to you will be f irst- hand )

8. I NVESTIGATION C ONT ’ D Analyze the ________ of research This step is the most _________ because you need to be OBJECTIVE, be skeptical of your _________, and re-check your data – leave your assumptions and predispositions aside Finally, form __________ that indicate whether the hypothesis is _______ and whether your question was ____________ (Referring back to my example, what does the data tell you about the income earned by both males and females – is there a disassociation happening?

9. T EXT F IGURES Discuss figure pg. 48 Discuss figure pg. 52