SOC200H1 Lecture : lecture
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Last week paradigms lenses in which we see the social world what q and where we look, not helpful predicting answers ex commuter st or resident students paradigms not specific enough to be useful plato aristotle abstract theories. Hypothesis what happens particular setting particular time, theory more time and resources will excel at that activity, come to hypothesis not about commuters rich or poor theory flexible but specific enough clear prediction it can make. Social science theory has no evidence t rue or not. Know theory is good, if its robust means turns out more or less the same if there are some errors basic just of answer same. Theories robust if hold in many different ways only worked for one wouldn"t think it was robust one way wonder about theory. Causation, one thing causes another hard to show conclusively textbook argues.
