SOC221H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Focus Group, Predatory Open Access Publishing, Diabetes Canada
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Lecture 1 intro to the course and to research. Why do research: sources of knowledge, research cycle, purposes of research, use of research, sources of knowledge. Authority: get information from authority figures who have unique knowledge (doctors, teachers, parents , rely on their expertise (based on their education, background, etc ) o. These authority figures are still human and may make mistakes, may lack up to. Issues? date information, may be sponsored by companies to promote products (ex. doctors alternative agendas) Tradition: based on something that everybody knows, information that has been around for a long. Just because something has been done for a long time doesn"t mean it"s the best, time (longstanding knowledge) There"s nothing common about common sense , can be full of illogical statements, Issues? although it may seem to make sense it isn"t solid/rigorous there"s no process.
