1. Test your clicker 1. Press “Power”, then press “A” Power A If not, press and hold the “Power” button until it flashes green, and press “A” twice. “A” light should turn green

2. 02 - Sociological Investigation

3. What we are doing today?

4. How do you separate what you believe from what you know?

5. How can you separate common sense from facts? How do people get “common sense?” How can you separate truth from fiction?

6. What would explain these differences?

7. 1.How would whites explain these differences? 2.How would African Americans explain these differences? 3.How would you explain these differences if there were no labels?

8. Sociological Investigation What do you need help with?

9. What do you need help with? A. Reliability & validity B. Correlation (+, -, & spurious) C. Cause and effect D. Replication E. I understand

10. What do you need help with? A. Objectivity B. Hypothesis C. Experimental and control groups D. The Hawthorne effect E. I understand

11. What do you need help with? A. Population & sample B. Open & closed ended questions C. Primary & secondary analysis D. Difference between surveys and experiments E. I understand

12. Course folder

14. What do we do now? 1. Divide into groups of 3 – 6 2. Discuss your answers – A. Help others think about and add to their answers based on your ideas. 3. Add to your answers in handwriting (on the front and back of the form) from ideas you developed during the discussion. – A. Handwritten additions add to your grade. 4. I will be stamping completed papers

15. Course folder

16. Group discussion To get the most from this discussion: 1.Listen to the video 2.Bring the power points to class 3.Bring the diagram to class

21. ◦ Collecting information from police reports and newspapers is referred to as: a)Unobtrusive Research b)Participant Research c)Secondary Analysis d)Surveys

22. ◦ Collecting information from police reports and newspapers is referred to as: a)Unobtrusive Research b)Participant Research c)Secondary Analysis d)Surveys

24. Do you believe it is possible for a Sociologist to remain “value-free” while conducting research? a)Yes b)No

25. In your opinion, what should be the main goal of Sociological research? a)Collect data b)Generate theories c)Reform society d)Publish findings for others to interpret

26. Social Theory & Research

27. Sociological Theory and Research

28. Video: Sociological Investigation What do you need help with?

29. What do you need help with? A. Reliability & validity B. Correlation (+, -, & spurious) C. Cause and effect D. Replication E. I understand

30. What do you need help with? A. Objectivity B. Hypothesis C. Experimental and control groups D. The Hawthorne effect E. I understand

31. What do you need help with? A. Population & sample B. Open & closed ended questions C. Primary & secondary analysis D. Difference between surveys and experiments E. I understand