[SOCIOL 110] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (36 pages long)
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Epistemology- the science of knowing: methodology- the science of nding out, we must distinguish between prediction and understanding, we often make prediction without understanding. Agreement reality- the things we know as part of the culture we share with those around us. Scienti c observations are more deliberate and that helps reduce error: overgeneralization- when we assume that similar events provide evidence of a pattern, we have to generalize to some extent but overgeneralizing can give inaccurate information. Replication-repeating a research study to test or con rm or question the ndings of a previous study. Selective observation- a danger of overgeneralization, this is when we assume things and don"t focus on other aspects that could be true of the study. Theory- systematic explanation for the observations that related to a particular aspect of life. Social research aims to nd patterns in social life. Every society has its own set of norms that they follow.
