Contents include:

• Sociology and commonsense

• What do sociologists research?

• Topic and aims

• Research concepts and methods

• Types of question

• Sampling

Contents include:

• Overt and covert observation

• Participant observation

• Non-participant observation

Contents include:

• Choosing a topic

• Study design

• Sampling

• Asking questions

• Evaluating your research

• Do’s and don’ts

Contents include:

• Questionnaires

• Interviews

• The Census

• Focus groups

• Open and closed questions

Contents include:

• Gathering and judging evidence

• Primary and secondary evidence

• Reliability, validity and ethics

Contents include:

• Finding people to study

• Common sampling terms

• Representativeness

• Types of sampling

Contents include:

• Types of research

• Choosing a method

• The research process