CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: The Communist Manifesto, Auguste Comte, Complex Number
15 Mar 2016
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Good theory is logically constructed (logically sound and internally consistent) Good theory can be empirically validated (ex. through measurement of observation) Good theory can unify a number of competing or conlicting theories. Theory may be good, but we may also lack the means to measure or observe. Some theories have been measured only once, or from only one perspective (may appear to have been proven, but not through repeated research) Metatheories = grand theories that ofer wide concepts. Unit theories = emphasize a particular problem and make testable assertions about the problem. Macrotheories are broad, and tend to explain the efects of social structure. Microtheories are narrow, and tend to explain the process through which individulas or groups become criminal. Bridging theories attempt to address issues of social structure and process through which individuals become criminal. Taking the macro and micro and try puing them together. Laws and social institutions designed to integrate and regulate social behaviour.
