COM 470 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Paradigm Shift, Floppy Disk, Null Hypothesis
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Paradigm: a model or framework for observation and understanding which shapes both what we see and how we understand it. The conflict paradigm causes us to see social behavior one way, the interactionist paradigm causes us to see it differently. Macrotheory: a theo(cid:396)(cid:455) ai(cid:373)ed at u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g the (cid:862)(cid:271)ig pi(cid:272)tu(cid:396)e(cid:863) of i(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)s, (cid:449)hole so(cid:272)ieties, a(cid:374)d the i(cid:374)te(cid:396)a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s a(cid:373)o(cid:374)g so(cid:272)ieties. Ka(cid:396)l ma(cid:396)(cid:454)"s e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) of the (cid:272)lass struggle is an example of macrotheory. Microtheory: a theory aimed at understanding social life at the level of individuals and their interactions. Explaining how the play behavior of girls differ from that of boys is an example of microtheory. Interest convergence: the thesis that majority-group member will only support the interests of minorities when those actions also support the interests of the majority group. Critical realism: a paradigm that holds that things are real insofar as they produce effects.
