CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Auguste Comte, The Communist Manifesto, List Of Knot Terminology
19 Mar 2016
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Good theory is logically constructed (logically sound and internally consistent). Good theory can be empirically validated (i. e. , through measurement or observation) Good theory can unify a number of competing or conlicting theories. Theory may be good, but we lack the means to measure or observe it. 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 individuals or groups become criminal. Bridging theories attempt to address issues of social structure and the process through which individuals become criminal. Macrotheory everything, such as big bang theory. Microtheory small stuf such as tiny volcanos and how they survive and thrive in odd conditions.
