SOAN 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Random Variable, Symbolic Interactionism, Standardized Test

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SOAN 2120
• Professor: David Walters

Document Summary

Introduction to class, most information can be found on course outline and courselink. Signed up and downloaded statistics software for introductory methods class. Know why social researchers use research methods. Know the differences between three major theoretical perspectives. Understand variables and know the difference between qualitative and quantitative. Theory focuses on social and economic change. Capitalism is the most powerful and darkest force on the planet. Stated that the richer got richer and the poor got poorer. A new economic system was created called socialism and later to communism. Conflict between competing groups, such as the different classes. Equality of result, which means the outcome of people are equal. Everything should be equal, such as professors in school based on gender. Focus on the meanings behind people"s behaviour. Most likely to use qualitative data only. When something does not serve a function, consensus will remove them.