Narrator: Merrilyn Crouch. Commentary: Mitchell Duneier, William V. D'Antonio, Jack Levin, Jonathan Turner, Daniel J. Monti, Peter Berger, Chris Chase-Dunn, Francesca Cancian, Erich Goode, Barrie Thorne, Ivy Kennelly, Nicole C. Raeburn, Claude S. Fischer, John Herren, Dalton Conley, Timothy Biblarz, Sandra S. Smith, David Halle, Marcia Marx, Tomas Almaguer.
Summary:
"Sociological research and methodology is often the subject of debate among sociologists. The pursuit of objectivity in sociological research, critical sociology, and the idea of sociology as a science ... each has transformed the way sociologists approach sociological research. This lesson also includes discussion of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and features a segment on sociologist Mitchell Duneier and his research on New York City homeless populations."
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