SOSC 1375 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Precedent, Scale-Invariant Feature Transform
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Idea of theory: empirical vs conceptual research. Conceptual = ideas, theories, concepts = explanatory power. Social theory = a set of answers to questions we ask about our lives and the social world we live in llpg 9. Theory tells us the how and why of data. Conceptual - changes constantly based on social aspects. Key to critical thinking = locating key concepts and assumptions, recognizing that they may be complex and multiple: sift through, various levels of meaning. Theories are a way of making sense of data - organizing data. Be aware of what the limitations of the data is. Different theories give slightly different info - helps build more complete pic. Importance of multiple perspectives: no single right answer. Totality of the legal apparatus includes: police, criminalization and the courts, lawyers and judges. Politicians: classic debate: natural law theorists vs positivists, natural law = law given to us by nature, often involves god.
