Sociological Research
Sociologists collect data on various social phenomena using some basic Research Methods (Links to an external site.) Please watch the TED talk linked here: https://www.ted.com/talks /alice_goffman_how_we_re_priming_some_kids_for_college_and_others_for_prison (Links to an external site.) What research method does Goffman use?
Discuss her research, summarizing her findings. Read and reflect on the section of the chapter on Ethics (Links to an external site.) .
Do you think Goffman’s research was ethical? Why or why not? If you are unsure of the ethics and would like to review a summary of critiques, this article has compiled several: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Conflict-Over-Sociologists/230883 (Links to an external site.) Response should be about 2 pages. Text book https://openstax.org/books/introduction-sociology-2e/pages/1-introduction-to-sociology