LABRST 3H03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Concept Map, Candy Corn, Feminist Theory
22 Oct 2017
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Use multiple ideas and explain how they are connected and what e ect they bring. Explain reoccurring patterns good theory can predict future. Parts of a theory concepts, variables, assumptions: hypothesis. Tentative statement about the relation btwn 2 or more variables: observation. Operationalization of concepts into variables nding the appropriate indicators. Concrete indicators to capture abstract ideas: empirical generalization. Analysis of data leads to generalized statements about ndings. Replicate to see if it actually works. Various reasons for conducting social research: curiosity, prediction, problem solving, policy making, in-depth info. Multiple levels of theory: macro : society, social structures, meso : social organizations, institutions, (family, labour force, micro : individuals, interpersonal relationships, multi : combo of all three. Ex: multi meso (labour structures), macro (movement), micro (each worker) What exists, philosophy, what is considered knowledge: epistemology. Theory of knowledge, how do we know what we know, understanding social reality: methodology. Scienti c ways of collecting info to produce knowledge.
