ASOC 220- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 88 pages long!)

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Taking results from a small segment of society (or any group) and generalizing to everyone. Selective observation ever wonder how two people witnessing the same event can see two opposite things. Premature closure turn off the information flow. * halo effect the new york times must be correct! Repeat it often enough and people believe what isn"t true. Selective reporting - a corollary to selective observation. Nearly 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records are roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens . * more generally science is based on empirical evidence data! The researcher needs an attitude a state of mind, a method. Curiosity it"s about a question and needing an answer. Approaches to answering questions types of applied research. * document a process types of applied research. Expand on theory or bring out new issues. * observation/data collection at one point in time. * unless there are comparable measures at multiple points in time.

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