SOCIOLOGY ASSIGNMENT: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Topic: Research Questions and Assumptions
The place of choice for this research will be a “Gym”
Describe the central research question, and the epistemological, axiological, and ethical issues associated with this research.
Research statement (3 pages):
• Present and describe a place that you are particularly familiar with (I chosen the gym for this paper) where you would like to closely observe human behavior and interaction.
• Identify some characteristics of the people who frequently use this place (ex: division of space and activities by gender/age/race/ethnicity; similarity or contrast in terms of what people do; clothing patterns; etc.)
• Identify and explain:
o The focus of your proposed research. Your research could, for example, explore the particular use of this place by different groups of people (ex: gender distinction in a gym) or people’s motivation to come to this place.
o One central question that will guide your research (ex: why do men and women tend to use different equipment and dress differently in a gym?)
Discuss the potential epistemological, axiological, and ethical issues associated with conducting this research.
*** feel free to use this as a reference Creswell, J. W. (2018). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (4th ed). Los Angeles, CA: Sage. (Creswell, Chap. 2 and 3.) ***
– This paper cannot be plagiarized
– This paper needs to be 100% original