Doing Nothing – Do-It-Yourself
The sociological experiment I carried out mainly centred on the perception of individuals with regards to the public issues and personal troubles. The difference between personal troubles and public matters concern the view that the personal troubles tend to occur at the individual level in addition to being limited the reach of the individual’s biography, while the public issues often go beyond the individual and are mainly perceived as the joint values and interests perceived and felt to be under threats. Thus, it is regarded as a personal trouble in case an individual is not employed while several millions are employed; but a public issue in instances where millions remain unemployed in a nation.
Being my initial sociology research, I believe that the experiment I carried out was eye opening especially with regards to matters relating to sociological experiments and how to go about them. Though I had no prior experience with regards to such experiments, I was able to carry it out successfully in spite of having come across a number of obstacles including lack of adequate resources to carry out in-depth analysis of the study outcomes. Amongst the major issues that I faced during the experiment was determining what to do next given that there was little guidance on how to carry out the various research processes and what to expect. However, to resolve the challenge, I consulted my colleagues and individuals who had conducted sociological researches before. This was useful as it offered me an insight into the various aspects of research including matters relating to ethics in carrying out experiments and how to deliver the study outcomes. Still, I faced challenges with regards to the analysis of the data acquired through the experiment. Given that I had not carried out any experimental research before, choosing the most appropriate research method and the apt data analysis tools proved futile. However, after consulting experienced researchers and carrying out extensive research on the most appropriate research methods and data analysis tools that were applicable to the study.
One of the vital aspects of sociological research that helped me in attaining the goals of the study was the use of sociological perspectives, which refers to the manner of perceiving human behaviours within social contexts in an effort to have some understanding. The sociological perspectives enabled me to effectively correlate the different social locations with the observed behavioural patterns, thereby providing a perspective into the persons in whom the specific patterns may be expected. The correlation existing between biography and history as was observed by C. Wright Mills has also contribute to the ion-depth understanding of the human behavior as a result of the appraisal of the way in which the various beliefs tend to dictate the diverse experiences that a person is prone to have.
The decision to carry out a sociological experiment that centred on the perception of individuals with regards to the public issues and personal troubles was immensely influence by the society in several ways. For instance, the society is known to have higher anticipations with regards to the choice of schools and career decisions that one makes. In this regard, understanding the perception of the society with regards to personal troubles and public issues is vital as it will inform the various decisions and actions taken with the objective of solving them. In this regard, I can conclude by noting that in spite of the numerous challenges experienced, the sociological experiment was successful and attained its objectives.