Introduction to Sociology/Sociological Methods

Sociology is one that was studied social phenomena .Because attempts to join the quest science and exploration of human relations , the development of social science has been started . Sociologists use scientific methods in order to understand the social phenomenon . The investigation of the characteristics with the measurements and observations , experiments are performed in anticipation by setting hypothesis the theory of its characteristics . Sociological studies , repeat these steps .Do not confuse cause and effect relationship or correlation between the two variables is an important component of the scientific process . Qualitative methods and quantitative methods can be used to study social behavior in social studies . A method of quantifying the research social phenomenon , the qualitative method , quantitative methods is a method for a better understanding of the social phenomenon .The sociology , because it is the study of human , sociologists must importance to ethical principles .It was a strange thing that society is made of a complex process in this way is amazing . The most interesting among them , and in that was bound to the science and human relations . In addition , I was sympathetic to the point sociologist while research , and also consider ethical principles .