1) Why are “grand narratives” so despised by methodologists and positivists?
2) How does strong methodology promote the “science aura?
3) Research the process of creating a “literature review” in sociology? What does it entail and why it is important?
4) Research and understand the different “forms” of data collection listed in the notes (also mentioned in chapter 1 of the textbook as “research design”).
5) Why do some sociologists confuse correlation with “causality?”
6) Research the theoretical argument used to explain the correlation between country music and suicide…..http://planet.uwc.ac.za/nisl/Students/Jay/country%20music%20&%20suicide.pdf (and in particular, page 212 and 215).
