SOC150H1 Lecture Notes - Research, Syphilis, Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council
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Evaluating arguments in sociological research means giving due consideration to the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological components. You worked towards this in the early draft and will require this skill again for the final. Conceptual arguments work toward developing ideas and are designed to make contributions to defining and measuring the social world. Ex. an article on food insecurity may be invested in defining and operationalizing the idea of food deserts ie areas with compromised access to affordable and quality food. Work toward developing explanations and are designed to make contributions to illuminating, clarifying or exploring the logic of the social world. Ex. an article on income inequality may seek to determine how and why investments in networking sometimes have greater labour-market payoff that investment in skills-building. Work toward advancing techniques or revising strategies to examine the social world. There are generally 3 steps one must take. Mutually dependent relationship between poor people and more powerful (landlord)
