Sociology 2206A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Problem Solving, Dependent And Independent Variables, Unobservable
22 Oct 2018
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Does not stay the same all the time. Depending on the method, you can get different types of knowledge. A systematic, organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivity and consistency in researching a problem objectivity a fact (bias-free) Hard to be objective in science everyone (including scientists) have their own belief system. Theory suggested by someone who has done some sort of research, make an abstract to help us understand what is happening, moving away from abstract to concrete (data) What is theory a systematic set of interrelated statements intended to explain some aspect of social life explain recurring patterns explains aggregates, not individuals explains aggregates, not individuals state a probability, chance or tendency, not an absolute causal relationship. Smoking will cause lung cancer- not every time, may be other factors involved, although there is a high probability) causal vs. correlational. Direction of influence (time order: what comes first) x y or y x.
