Sociological Concept

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Q. 1. A concept

A concept is an agreed formula that scientifically explains an approach of doing things. Also, a concept explains the existence of a given behavior among a particular group of social beings. In this regard, a concept is a theory that is forwarded to explain the occurrence or the existence of a given phenomena.

Concepts can be derived and tested using various measures. A social concept can be used to find a solution to a problem affecting a particular group of the society.  To get this solution, the researchers need to formulate a hypothesis and state the objective. The purpose of the objective is to focus the research on the intended goals. The hypothesis is a description of the expected outcome. The outcome may be positive to the hypothesis or negative. A negative outcome is commonly referred to as the null hypothesis.

Q. 2. Example of a concept in a family area

A concept can be deduced from a unit of a society called a family. An example of such a concept could be a view of the need for education to their children. Hence, the objective of the concept could be; ‘to find out the percentage of income that families save for the purpose of educating their children’. Since education is a serious matter, we can formulate hypothesis such as the families save an average of 20% for the purpose of educating their children.

The next step will be to choose a sample from the population. The sample we choose should reflect the population; we are interested in the research.  Similar questions in a questionnaire will be given to them to answer. Their feedback will then be used in draw a conclusion on the trend of family expenditure on education.