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Research Question Formulation - Introduction to Research Methods - Lecture Notes, Study notes of Research Methodology

Alagappa UniversityResearch Methodology

Research Question Formulation, Research Question, Guidelines to Forming, Sociological Imagination, Differences Between Individuals, Mother and Father, Roles of Boys, Time Frame, Good Research Questions, Poor Research Questions are key points of this lecture. This handout is for Research Methods.

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Remember that research is first and foremost a Process.
1. Develop a research question. This question will be the motivating force for your term project
(Research Proposal).
Your research question will be motivated by what it is you want to study. For those of you who have
very broad ideas, you will need to focus your interest to something that will be feasible to study.
Guidelines to Forming a Research Question:
• Remember, the “history” (society) part of the sociological imagination.
• Remember the “biography” (people) part of the sociological imagination.
• Ask a question concerning differences between individuals, groups, or roles (roles are
behaviors attached to certain positions in life; ex: mother & father are both parents but we
expect different things from them; ex: the roles of boys and girls are changing in regards to
dating; roles = expectations we place on certain positions, like girls on dating).
• Ask a question that requires more than a simple “yes” or “no” response (“To what extent . . .”
“What factors influence . . .”).
• Ask a question that has more than one plausible answer.
• Keep in mind your access to the group you want to study.
• Keep in mind the time frame of your study.
Hints:
• Your research question is your claim that a relationship exists between two or more variables.
• A good research question is broad enough that it allows for possible answers.
• A bad research question is too narrow that the answer will be obvious or does not leave
enough room for other possible answers.
• The research question is focused but not narrow, broad but not so broad that the possibilities
are endless.
Examples of Poor Research Questions:
1. What causes divorce?
2. Why is domestic violence rampant?
3. Why do men engage in extramarital affairs?
4. What factors make for a happy marriage?
Examples of Good Research Questions:
1. To what extent does age at marriage influence divorce?
2. To what extent does mass media influence the approval and likelihood to undergo a cosmetic
procedure?
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Remember that research is first and foremost a Process.

  1. Develop a research question. This question will be the motivating force for your term project (Research Proposal).

Your research question will be motivated by what it is you want to study. For those of you who have very broad ideas, you will need to focus your interest to something that will be feasible to study.

Guidelines to Forming a Research Question:

  • Remember, the “history” (society) part of the sociological imagination.
  • Remember the “biography” (people) part of the sociological imagination.
  • Ask a question concerning differences between individuals, groups, or roles (roles are behaviors attached to certain positions in life; ex: mother & father are both parents but we expect different things from them; ex: the roles of boys and girls are changing in regards to dating; roles = expectations we place on certain positions, like girls on dating).
  • Ask a question that requires more than a simple “yes” or “no” response (“To what extent.. .” “What factors influence.. .”).
  • Ask a question that has more than one plausible answer.
  • Keep in mind your access to the group you want to study.
  • Keep in mind the time frame of your study.

Hints:

  • Your research question is your claim that a relationship exists between two or more variables.
  • A good research question is broad enough that it allows for possible answers.
  • A bad research question is too narrow that the answer will be obvious or does not leave enough room for other possible answers.
  • The research question is focused but not narrow, broad but not so broad that the possibilities are endless.

Examples of Poor Research Questions:

  1. What causes divorce?
  2. Why is domestic violence rampant?
  3. Why do men engage in extramarital affairs?
  4. What factors make for a happy marriage?

Examples of Good Research Questions:

  1. To what extent does age at marriage influence divorce?
  2. To what extent does mass media influence the approval and likelihood to undergo a cosmetic procedure?

Research Question Formulation

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