sociological research process

• Step 1: Aim


  choose a topic to research
• stage 2: decide on the precise focus

  may come up with a general research question, may develop a hypothesis, general aims
• stage 3: research population

  choose a sample of of people to do research
• stage 4: choose a method


  consider the methods used to do the research. make sure there is practical,ethical, theoretical consideraions
• stage 5

  do a pilot study, question aims, sampling frame
• stage 6

  analyse the data and present it in a report- qualtative or quantative research. done in different ways
• stage 7:conclusion

  evaluation of research and futher question/