Abstract

It is a fact that mixed design research in sociology is less carried out in terms of quantity than in other fields such as education, health and business. There are various reasons for this. The different strong assumptions of classical sociological theories about society and the individual, as well as the loyalty of sociologists to the identities they have based on them, do not encourage mixed design studies. On the other hand, the process-based approach of Relational Sociology, which minimizes the differences between classical macro and micro research, which has become widespread in recent years, rejecting dualities and essentialism, aiming to develop new concepts by not seeing existing concepts as sufficient, and emphasizing reflexivity provided the theoretical basis suitable for mixed-design studies. In addition, the problem-oriented studies of relational sociology on the basis of Pragmatism with mixed design studies increased the cooperation and encouraged sociologists to conduct mixed design research. Thus, sociology, as one of the most important social sciences, has increased its contribution to science and the opportunity to make more valid and wider suggestions for the solution of social problems has increased.

Keywords: Sociology; Relational sociology; Mixed design; Pragmatism