SOCI 129 - Introduction to Research Methods
- Recent Professors
- Jason M. DeHaan
- Recent Semesters
- Spring 2026, Spring 2025
- Class Size
- 45 students
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisite
- SOCI 100 or equivalent.
- Spring 2026 Sections
- View Spring 2026 sections of SOCI 129
- Transfers To
- CSU
- Description
- Examination of basic principles and methods of sociological research. Application and critique of major research methods, including survey, ethnographic, experimental, discourse, and historical comparative analysis. Identifying fundamental components of sociological research design, such as theory, hypothesis, and variables. Ethical and political implications of social research are also considered.