Sociology 2260A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dependent And Independent Variables, Verstehen, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
11 Dec 2017
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Science refers to natural sciences (evolution, gravity, theories) Science is communication of (cid:498)how the world works(cid:499). A scientist can say, (cid:498)) understand something about the world and can expla)n it(cid:499) A systematic organized series of steps that ensures maximum (cid:498)objectivity and recurring over time (cid:523)truth is stable we get a partial truth which is subject to. Objectivity: no personal beliefs or presumptions, neutral (never 100%: Consistency: reliability, credibility, regularity allows to predict patterns change because of many factors and variables) Theory hypothesis observations empirical generalizations. Theory: consistency in researching a problem moral, values, family etc. ) Ways of naming, ways of conceptually ordering our sense of the world. They are the tools with which we decide what it is that we experience, why something is the way it is, and how we react to it. Process of developing abstract ideas that allows us to understand and explain empirical observations.
