Theory And Research

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Term Paper Title	Theory And Research
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Theory and Research

Theory and Research

Introduction

        This paper will focus on the quantitative correlation study method used
in survey based researches such as the attached article entitled "Horatio Alger
lives".  Social research is a collection of methods people use to systematically
combine theories and ideas to produce knowledge.  Because of it's complexity,
researchers must be able to carefully select a method or methods that will best
suit their study objectives.  Quantitative research method consists of:
experiment, content analysis, existing statistics (correlation), and survey.
The correlation and survey will be the two main methods that will be emphasized.
In a survey research, people are asked questions either through the use of
questionnaires or during an interview. Unlike the experiment approach, the
condition and situation in a survey requires no manipulation.  All the subject
have to do is to answer questions.  Good quantitative research is determined by
validity and reliability of the research method used (Teevan, 1995:161).
Therefo re, the straight correlation study method used in the survey research of
"Horatio Alger lives" lack components of validity and reliability.

News Article Summary

     This article entitled "Horatio Alger lives" is basically a survey
correlation study done on two distinct social classes; sons of wealthy fathers
and sons of lower income fathers.  The goal in this research was to determine
which sons of the two distinct social groups mentioned, were to likely make more
money in the future.  Therefore, they surveyed 400,000 males age 16 and 19 that
was still living with their fathers.  After the eleven year period the same
groups of men were again surveyed, and their incomes was correlated with their
fathers.  The research revealed that overall sons of wealthy fathers was more
likely to earn higher salaries than their dads.  Based on this fact the
researcher further generalized that sons of wealthy fathers was more than likely
to obtain a higher income than those sons of lower income fathers. Despite the
overall results a small percentage of sons of fathers in the lower income
families made more money than their father.

Class Discussion

     The class discussion evolved around two questions.  The first question
was; do you agree with the researcher's angle in which he derived a general
assumption that, sons of wealthy fathers will make more money than sons of lower
income fathers?  Before allowing anyone to ans...

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