Question

1.why should sociologists rely on research?

b. why is it a good idea to use a random sample?

c. Suppose a researcher goes to a meat packing plant to study the experience of working there. He discovers some of the employees steal some of the meat. Does the researcher have an obligation to report the theft to the management?

Answer 1

• 1.Sociologists examine the world, see a problem or interesting pattern, and set out to study it. They need to use research methods to design a study;perhaps a positivist, quantitative method for conducting research and obtaining data, or perhaps an ethnographic study utilizing an interpretive framework.
• Sociologists question the world that humans have created and live in. They notice patterns of behaviour as people move through that world. Using sociological methods and systematic research within the framework of the scientific method and a scholarly interpretive perspective, sociologists are able to discover workplace patterns transform industries, family patterns that enlighten parents, and education patterns that aid structural changes in classrooms. For all this,research is essential for a sociologist.
• b)Selecting a random sample is important,because it is a true representative of the population,as every element has an equal chance of being selected in the sample.If a sample is not representative of the population,then sampling error can take place.
• One of the best things about simple random sampling is the ease of assembling the sample. It is also considered as a fair way of selecting a sample from a given population since every member is given equal opportunities of being selected.
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