PSYC 3300 Chapter 2: Chapter two
15 Feb 2019
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The divorce revolution: the unexpected social and economic consequences for women and children in america. Standard of living drops by 73% for women and 42% Scientists data showed that women standard of living dropped by 30% and men"s by 7% Empiricism: information (data) is collected via one of our major senses, usually sight. Statements about these observations, or data, are called facts. A collection of facts can be used to generate a theory, or an abstract generalization that provides an explanation for the set of facts. For a theory to be scientific, it must be falsifiable. Hypothesis: a prediction that a certain outcome will occur under a specific set of conditions. Steps in the research process: theory hypothesis generation . According to social role theory, any differences in behaviour we observe between women and men are due to the different social roles they hold in society.
