Santa Monica College Sociology Common Sense v Facts Paper

PROMPT:

Sociology 4 is a course on what makes sociology a science. Construct a coherent, cogent essay on “what makes sociology a science.” In understanding how to do sociological research as a rigorous, methodological process, discuss one of the following dialectics and how dialectics can be applied in the sociological 6 to 10-step research process:

1). inductive v. deductive reasoning

2). qualitative v. quantitative reasoning

3). social construction v. essentialism

4). common sense v. facts

Why is it important to operationalize and conceptualize your research variables as part of the research process? How does doing a literature review, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and offering an analysis enrich the research process? Please incorporate both the “Celebrity Gossip” (Elaine Lui) study and “Conversational Analysis” study (Elizabeth Stokoe) into your essay.