Introduction to Social Methodology

Description

How do we know what we know about the social world? In this course, we will tackle this question together by examining how social science scholars observe, analyze, and create knowledge about various social and criminogenic institutions and phenomenon. We will introduce you to qualitative and quantitative research methods commonly used by social science scholars and will invite you to think critically about how different methods lead to different kinds of knowledge production. We will pay special attention to how research methods have historically privileged some groups, while excluding, marginalizing, and disparaging others.