SOCIOLOGYCAL INQUIRY

Objectives:
At the end of the lesson,
75% of the students will be able
to:
a.) Determine the sociological
inquiry;
b.) perform different
methodological design in
WMSU sociology and
c.) demonstrate understanding on
the goals of sociological research.

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 SOCIOLOGYCAL INQUIRY
• Is the systematic
analysis of the
motivation and
behaviour of individuals
within a group; the
study of social as a
whole and of such
social institution as the
family, the church, the
branches of the
government, the social
and the community.

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 Bernard Barber

“sociological inquiry is
the collection and
ordering of facts in terms
of a conceptual
theoretical model”.

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GOALS OF SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
 To understand observable
social world.
 To test or verify a hypothesis.
 To present repetitive human
pattern of behaviour according
to logically related hypothesis
and supported by empirical
evidence.
 To be meaningful.

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STEPS IN CONDUCTING SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY

• Define the research problem and review related literature.

• Formulate the hypothesis.
• Plan the research design.
• Gather the data.
• Analyse the data.
• Check or verify the results.
• Communicate the results to others.

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METHODOLOGICAL DESIGN IN SOCIOLOGY
Experimental Method
• It is a method for studying
the relation between two or
more variables under highly
controlled conditions.

Survey Research
• It involves a systematic and
large–scale collection of
information from people and
about the people through the
use of questionnaire.

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Field Research(Participant Observation)

 The researcher/s goes to the field

lives with the people for some
months, and participates in their
activities in order to know and
feel their culture.

Participatory Research
 This method utilizes the
people who are the actual
targets of the development
projects, in the entire
research process.

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TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS IN SOCIOLOGY INQUIRY

 Observation
It uses various senses in studying
a social phenomenon or social
behaviour. It can be overt or
covert.
 Interviews
 Structured Interview – the
researcher followed a more definite
order of questions.
 Unstructured Interview- the
researcher leaves it to the key
informants to guide the
conversation.
Interview can also guide by the
questionnaire.

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Historical Research
 This involves the continuous and
systematic search for information
and knowledge about past events
related to the life of a person, a
group, society, or the world.

 Life History
 Study of personal life of person.

 Case Study- an extensive

examination of a specific group
over a long period of time is carried
out.
Ex. A case study of a drug addict, a
prostitute, a professional or a gang.

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Content Analysis

 This involves the analysis of how people communicate and the

messages people talk or write about.

 Use of films and Tape recorder

 Used to gain more accurate data such as the
visual information and to preserve in formation.

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 GOD BLESS
AND
THANK YOU!!!

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