SOSA 2002X Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Equation, Racialization, Multivariate Analysis
2 Dec 2014
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Making a claim about the relationships at conceptual level. Measures are coded numerically in the form of variables. Variable is a systematically coded information about a characteristic of research subject (i. e. individual) Variables: immigrant status, age, sex, occupation, health status, drinking behaviour. Depending on what you"re asking, some characteristics are more important than others. Race, religion, and the social integration of new immigrant minorities in canada. Visible minority status based on self reported racial and ethnic origin. Will have to operationalize at least once concept in mock research proposal. Explanation about a social phenomenon involves causal thinking. How race and religion (2 major factors) affect social integration. - effect: endogenous factor (outcome or y) factor that captures the outcome endogenous variable = dependent variable. Racial attribute (visible minority status) and religious affiliation (religious group) exogenous factors. Social integration (voluntary activity, trust, canadian identity, ) is the endogenous factor. Uni-variate analysis: summarizing a variable, one at a time.
