SOC: Topic 3 Upload Area: Discussion 3

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3. The Scientific Method:

In a post of between 150 and 250 words, respond to the following discussion:

Consider  the material in the Topic 2 Lesson Presentation, along with the  sections from your text entitled "Conducting Research" (pp. 25 - 36).

First, briefly discuss the purpose of sociological research.
Now, develop your own hypothesis about some aspect of sociology that is plausible, legal, and testable.
What is your independent variable?
What is your dependent variable?
Which method of collecting data would work best for testing your theory?
How  would you go about testing your hypothesis in a scientific and ethical  way? Please ensure that your experiment is something that would be  approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB).