Models of Social Science Research

Harvard FAS

How do social scientists know what they know? This course strives to address that question by introducing students to the research methods used by sociologists and social scientists to understand the world around them. Key topics covered in this course include: 1) How to link social theory with empirical inquiry; 2) How to identify the relative strengths and weaknesses of different methodological approaches, such as surveys, experiments, ethnography, and in-depth interviewing; 3) How to…