SOC221H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jenny Mccarthy, Blind Experiment, Literature Review
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Fractured country produces unpredictable race - a poll shows attitudes towards a certain topic (this one is an election poll) Women and body building used survey method to see women"s perspectives on body building competitions. Durkheim"s suicide- looked at existing data, and he was able to look for patterns and create theories on social cohesions and solidarity. Through the relationship between research and social policy we can see research in our daily lives and how this can create policy changes in our society. Some of these debates on policies is often informed on research. Contrast social science research paradigms and types. Midterm is on short answer and mc questions. Sources of knowledge: scientific research is the best form of knowledge. Tradition long standing history of doing something in a specific way and it must be right because we have always been doing it that way: doesn"t mean it is correct. Common sense things that everyone knows.
