SOAN 2120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cohort Study, Social Impact Assessment, Longitudinal Study

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Social research is a process in which people combine a set of principles, outlooks and ideas with a collection of specific practices, techniques and strategies to produce knowledge. Authority: when you accept something as being true because someone in a position of authority says it"s true or because it"s an authoritative publication, limitations. Some may speak on fields they know little about. Use their power to favour themselves: too much reliance on authorities can be dangerous to a democratic society continue to be true, some tradition social knowledge begins as simple prejudice. Experts may promote ideas that strengthen their own power and position. If you personally see it/experience it, you accept it as true: can lead you astray. What appears true may be due to a slight error or distortion in judgment: 4 errors. Overgeneralization occurs when some evidence supports your belief but you falsely assume that it applies to many other situations too.

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