How To Analyze Sociological Research

Analyzing Sociological Research The research method used in the article was interviews, which were tape-recorded. In the article, Messner stated that he “conducted interviews with 30 male former athletes” (p. 133). From the interviews, qualitative data was gathered. The strength of using interviews in the study was that it allowed Messner to receive the information he was after, which was about his interviewees’ involvement in sports when they were younger, straight from the source, and in greater detail. The data presented to him was better than if he had used surveys. The disadvantage of Messner using interviews to gather information was that the people he picked might not even represent most other retired athletes. The sociological paradigm