SOCL 2211 Lecture 2: Sociological Methods-2
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Women who wear makeup are more likely to be swiped, never a group shot as you initial picture, men in la are more clean shaven. Hotness level used on okcupid, is a sociological thing. Collection of methods and methodologies systematically applied to produce scientifically based knowledge about the social world. O(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e is (cid:862)to des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)e and understand human behavioral and social phenomena(cid:863) Methods: specific technique for collecting data (observation, survey, etc) Methodology: broader term that encompasses theoretical, philosophical and political considerations of researcher (qualitative and quantitative) Authority: (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause i sa(cid:455) so [so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e i(cid:374) po(cid:449)er o(cid:448)er (cid:455)ou sa(cid:455)s that"s the way it is] Tradition: (cid:862)that"s the (cid:449)a(cid:455) it"s al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s (cid:271)ee(cid:374)(cid:863), (cid:862)e(cid:448)er(cid:455)(cid:271)od(cid:455) k(cid:374)o(cid:449)s that (cid:863) Media myth: (cid:862)media is a (cid:373)irror to so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:374)ot necessarily true unless it"s a fu(cid:374)house (cid:373)irror(cid:895) Scientific method: questioning the top five because they have errors of judgment and are biased to some degree. Age of enlightenment (somewhat going against the church)
