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Q. 9 Identify/Describe 2 Sociological Issues of Interest to Researchers Structure and function of groups Group organization Effect of group actions on society How often behaviors occur under certain conditions Why do certain elements of society remain stable over time while others change?

Q. 10 - Identify/Describe the 6 Sociological Research Methods Historical Method – studying events, processes, & institutions of past civilizations to help us understand social behavior today (good for studying trends) Content Analysis – analyze social life by interpreting words/images from documents, film, art, music, & other cultural products & media (easy & cheap) Survey Method – collects data on attitudes & opinions by asking a series of questions orally (interview) or written (questionnaire)

Q. 10 - Identify/Describe the 6 Sociological Research Methods (cont’d) Observation – 6 forms (naturalistic, latitudinal, longitudinal, cross sectional, laboratory, testing) that can be affected by presence of the researcher Case Study – very intense focus on a single subject or group Statistical Analysis – analyzing social data (determines strength of relationships that exists between variables)