COURSE TITLE QUANTITATIVE METHODS

COURSE CODE Socio 181

DEGREE B.A. Sociology

PROGRAM

COURSE Core
CATEGORY

TERM OFFERED 2nd Semester

COURSE This course introduces the student to quantitative methods used in

DESCRIPTION sociological research.

PREREQUISITE Socio 180

LEARNING At the end of the course, the student is expected to

OBJECTIVES 1. understand the theoretical foundations of using quantitative methods in
sociology;
2. critically read scholarly papers that use quantitative methods and
popular media that use statistics in analysis;
3. know how to design sociological research that use quantitative methods;
4. know how to analyze data generated through quantitative methods;
5. develop skills in conducting quantitative research in a team setting.

Lectures and class discussion

LEARNING Critical reading of papers/articles
APPROACHES Group research
Individual research design

1. Group research project The group project for this semester aims to
COURSE build on the work of Miralao and Diaz (2012) to provide a descriptive
REQUIREMENTS statistical analysis of the state of intellectual production in Philippine
sociology. The expected output is a paper and a poster by the end of the
semester.
2. Research design The student shall prepare a workable sociological
research design for a survey that is expected to be usable in the
succeeding course, Socio 183.
3. Formal examination This exam shall test the students capacity in
reading critically a scholarly paper that uses quantitative methods.

Group research 25%

BASIS FOR Individual research design 25%
EVALUATING Formal examination 20%
PERFORMANCE Class participation 30%
 Session 1 (January 17/18)
COURSE Discussion of course guide
CONTENT AND
SCHEDULE Session 2 (January 19/20)
Discussion of group project
Taking Stock of Philippine Sociology: Arresting Declines and Mapping New
Directions by Virginia Miralao and Manuel Diaz

Session 3-4 (January 24/25, January 26/27)

Theoretical foundations of quantitative methods in the social sciences
Causation, Statistics and Sociology by John Goldthorpe
The Political Philosophy of Quantification by Theodore Porter

Session 5 9 (January 31/February 1, February 2/February 3, February

7/February 8, February 9/10, February 14/February 15)
Designing quantitative research

Session 10 11 (February 21/22, February 23/24)

Review of statistical methods

Sessions 12 16 (February 28/March 1, March 2/March 3, March

7/March 8, March 9/10, March 14/15)
Critical reading of scholarly papers
1. Changing Meanings of Family in Personal Relationships by Karin Wall
and Rita Gouveia (Martinez, Acharon)
2. Family Structure and Childrens Health and Behavior by Ming Wen
(Regnim, Almario, Baysa)
3. The Exposure of Youth to Unwanted Sexual Material on the Internet by
Kimberly Mitchell, David Finkelhor and Janis Wolak (Francisco, Golla,
Banzon)
4. Factors Facilitating Japanese Married Women Entering the Labor
Force by Fumie Kumaga and Akihiko Kato (Calleja, Naval)
5. Gender, Alcohol Consumption Patterns, and Engagement in Sexually
Intimate Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults in Nha Trang,
Vietnam by Linda Kaljee, et al. (Nuguid, Raro)
6. Intersecting Gender with Race and Religiosity: Do Unique Social
Categories Explain Attitudes Toward Homosexuality? by Nicholas
Guittar and Heili Pals (Barbero, Galang, Cosio)
7. Warm, Cold, Competent or Incompetent? An Empirical Assessment of
Public Perceptions of the Higher and Less Educated by Bram Spruyt
and Toon Koppens (Martinez, Valencia, Galvez)
8. Risky Behaviors Among Young Elite-Student-Athletes by Patrick
Peretti-Watel, et al. (Vicentina, Salanio)
9. Race and Mass Murder in the United States: A Social and Behavioral
Analysis by Adam Lankford (Adducul, Verano)
10. Punishing Femicide: Criminal Justice Responses to the Killing of
Women Over Four Decades by Myrna Dawson (Halcon, Lamiao,
Bayan)

Session 17 - 18 (March 16/17, March 21/22)

Critical reading of examples of popular media use of social statistics

Session 19 23 (March 23/24, March 28/29, March 30/31, April 4/5, April
6/7)
Intensive consultation for research design
 April 17
Submission through e-mail of research design

Session 24-26 (April 18/19, April 20/21, April 25/26)

Finalization of group project

Session 27 (April 27/28)

Presentation in class of group project results

May 2
Distribution through e-mail of final exam question

May 5
Submission of posters for group project

May 9
Submission of final exam answers through e-mail

May 12
Submission of final paper for group project

I am Erwin Paeng Rafael. I have been teaching sociology courses since

INSTRUCTOR 2013. You can reach me through my mobile phone (09392336825) or email
INFORMATION (efrafael1@up.edu.ph ). My consultation hours in the Department is every
Tuesday and Thursday, 2:00-4:00, and every Friday, 9:00-2:00.