SOCI 2030 Study Guide - Reductionism, Empiricism, Nomothetic

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Epistemology: the science of knowing; systems of knowledge. Methodology: the science of finding out; procedures for scientific investigation. Research: a process of investigating knowledge systematically. (procedure to obtain knowledge) Sociological research: investigating (knowledge) social life using sociological theories and methods. Knowledge is based on: tradition, authority, newspaper (media, myths, observation, overgeneralization. Chicken soup helps get rid of cold (traditional knowledge) The newspaper says weak magnet can be used to heal many illnesses (media, authority, scientific) Last night i was going for a walk and i saw the accident, the car hit the cyclist. If you work hard, you can get ahead. I must be right, because i cannot think of contrary cases (premature closure. Science : deals with what should be and not with what is, can settle debates on value, has to do with disproving philosophical beliefs, has to do with how things are and why.