SOCIOL 5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nomothetic, Workplace Authority, Grounded Theory
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4 ways of discovering that we discussed in the course. Tradition: folk wisdom, passed down knowledge, rule of thumb. Authority: accepting authority having specialized knowledge that can be trusted. Overgeneralization: use large samples; replicate studies to make sure the same results are produced. Selective observation: specify in advance number and type of observations to be made; try to find cases that do not fit the general pattern. Illogical reasoning: provide systems of logic that scientists follow consciously. Large samples; replicate studies to make sure same results are produced. Specify in advance the number and type of observations to e made; try to find cases that do not fit the general pattern. Provide a system of logic that scientists follow consciously. Designed to make descriptive or explanatory inferences on basis of empirical info about the world. Uses explicit, codified and public methods to be generate and analyze data whose reliability can therefore be assessed.
