Sociology 2206A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Experiment, Structured Interview, Operational Definition
26 Jan 2018
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Theory: is an explanation of observed regularities or patterns. E . g. that more men than women are alcoholics. Definitions specify what the key terms in the theory mean. Description-outlines the characteristics of the phenomena of interest. R ational statements which connect two or more variables. The two variables go together all of the time. The two variables go together with some degree of regularity, but the relationship is not certain. Durkheim"s theory of suicide is a theory of the midrange or merton"s anomie theory (c rime is more common when society instills the drive for wealth but not having the means to achieve it) Include major theories such as s tructural functionalism, s ymbolic interactionism, c ritical theory, p ost- G rand theories provide ways of looking at the world and has very few indications on how to collect evidence to test the particular theory. Theory may also follow upon or arise from the collection and analysis of data.
