The methodologies of newly-doctors of post-graduation programs in sociology in Brazil: from disciplines to theses

This paper analyzes the sociology doctors in Brazilian Graduate Studies and investigates the hypothesis that the research problems content in the sociology thesis are not determinant for the methods used in the works, in the methodology of the theses. Our hypothesis consider as more important than the sociologies problems and issues the technical skills the PhD students have about different kinds of methodology. The present article seeks to observe the attention given to the methodological aspect of thesis work, examining the perception and interest that doctors have in relation to the various methodological ways of research. We present article has a documentary analysis about the methodology courses in PhDs graduate studies and a content analysis carried out from 35 interviews with recent sociology PhDs. It also examines the emphasis the theses placed on methodological considering aspects as institutional relations and academic exchanges.