SOC 1101 Lecture 2: SOC1101- lec 2&3

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Willow Scobie

Document Summary

A. your ontological perspective: what is the nature of the phenomena, or entities, or social reality , that i wish to investigate: what might represent knowledge or evidence of the entities or social. A. knowledge and evidence your epistemological position. D. comparative puzzles: compare x and y. Data are empirical facts when in relation to theory. Finding are based on the assumption that knowledge is best gained by direct systemic observations. Based on religion, tradition, or authority to answer important questions. Tentative statements abut the relationship between two or more concepts or variables. Researchers try to ensure that their biases and values do not affect their research. Describes social realty or provide details about a group, practice or event. Explain relationships provide information about why certain things do or do not occur. Research is the process of systematically collecting information. Presumed to cause or determine a dependent variable (age, sex, ethnicity. ) Depends on or is caused by the independent variable.