COM 470- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 24 pages long!)

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Paradigms, theory, and research: paradigm a model or frames of reference through which to observe and understand, a social construct in which the population changes its perspective. Vcr to dvd or floppy disk to usb paradigm shift in adoption of technology. Western rights on individuals in comparison to the rest of the world e. g. woman equal to men: this then impacts out research biasness in studies or preconceived notions, (cid:862)patter(cid:374)s happe(cid:374)(cid:863) Theories must always be able to be disproved, otherwise, it is a theorem. Macrotheroy a theory aimed at understandi(cid:374)g the (cid:862)(cid:271)ig pi(cid:272)ture(cid:863) of i(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)s, (cid:449)hole societies, and the interactions among societies. e. g. class struggles, international relations, and irrelations between social institutions. Microtheory a theory aims at understanding social life on the intimate level of individuals and their interactions. Mesotheory references an intermediate level between macro and micro. Organizations, communities, and social categories: early positivism.