Sociology 2206A/B Lecture : Jan 16Linking Theory and research.docx

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Researchers combine a way of thinking about the operation of the social world (theory) with what they observe about it (data) They explain recurring patterns, not unique to one time events. They are explanations for aggregates, not or specific individuals. They state a probability, chance, or tendency for something to occur not an absolute (causal) relationship. A system of interconnected abstractions ot ideas that condenses and organizes knowledge about the social world. Social theorist create explanations about the workings of society and the interactions b/w members of social groups. The classical theorists provided the foundation got our understandings of the social world. Almost all research involves some theory: not whether you use theory, but how you use it. Even outsie of research many people use theories without making the explicit: however often less systematic, less well formulated, and more difficult to test with empirical evidence. Assumptions: un-observable and un-testable statements about the nature of things, often hidden or unstated.

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