Chapter 2: Using Research Methods to Study Families

Brief Outline

1. 2.0 Learning Outcomes and Introduction
2. 2.1 Using Sociological Data to Describe Social Phenomena
3. 2.2 How Does Sociology Explain Social Patterns of Marriage and Parenthood?
4. 2.3 How Do Sociologists Know What They Know?
5. 2.4 Evaluating Sociological Research
6. 2.5 Thinking Critically about Social Scientific Data
7. 2.6 Ethical Issues and Limitations of Sociological Research
8. 2.7 Summary
9. 2.8 Applying the Sociological Literacy Framework to Families
10. 2.9 Careers
11. 2.10 Key Terms
12. 2.11 Review
13. 2.12 Glossary
14. 2.13 References