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Religion

Study on Religion

Sociology-4 Mr. Winch January 6, 1997

Scientific Method

Isolating the Problem - Does religious involvement have any impact on how people
act? I wanted to find out if how involved a person was in their religion had
any effect on their moral standards, behavior, or grades in school. I felt that
their might be a pattern formed with involvement and the afore-mentioned
variables.

Forming a Hypothesis - My hypothesis going into this paper was: Those people
who are involve in their religion, on average, have higher moral standards,
better behavior, and do better in school than those who are not as involved in
their religion.

Building a Research Design - In conducting my research I used three sociological
research methods: survey method, statistical analysis, and the historical method.
This involved a questionnaire, the data from the questionnaire, and studies from
magazines and books.

Collecting the Data - I collected the data from my questionnaires as well as
found books that discussed the subject, and magazine articles on related topics.

Analyzing the Data - I compared and contrasted the data I received, whether from
my questionnaire or from the text. I tried to find similarities that either
proved or disproved my hypothesis.

Make Generalizations - After completing my studies, I found a connection between
religious involvement; and was able to generalize that those who are involved
act and behave better than those who aren't involved.

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Submitted by: 123student
Date Submitted: 09-11-1998
Category: Religion
Words: 996
Pages: 3.98