[SOC1101] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (51 pages long!)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Willow Scobie

Document Summary

Small numbers of people: hunt, fish, gather plants (very equitable) Traditional societies larger in size; cities are centers for trade and manufacturing. System of government headed by king, etc. Point of entry into knowing a culture- from marx we get the concept of. It is purposeful, deliberate and self regulatory. We draw conclusions based on well-defined criteria and evidence. Example: critically example the green story from mcdonald"s. A. your ontological perspective: what is the nature of the phenomena, or entities, or social reality , that i wish to investigate: what might represent knowledge or evidence of the entities or social. A. knowledge and evidence your epistemological position. D. comparative puzzles: compare x and y. Data are empirical facts when in relation to theory. Finding are based on the assumption that knowledge is best gained by direct systemic observations. Based on religion, tradition, or authority to answer important questions. Tentative statements abut the relationship between two or more concepts or variables.