SOAN 2120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2-5: Standard Deviation, Standard Score, Percentile
14 Feb 2017
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Association: a co-occurrence of two events, factors, characteristics, or activities, such that when happens, the other is likely to occur as well. Assumption: parts of social theories that are not tested. Act as starting points or basic beleifs about the world. Nessesary to make other theoretical statements and to build social theory. Blaim analysis: a counterfeit argument presented as if it were a theoretical explanation that substitutes attributing blame for casual explanation and implies an intention for negligence, or responsibility for an event or situation. Casual explanation: a statement in social theory about why events occur is expressed in terms of causes and effects. They correspond to associations in the empirical world. They are parts of social theories between one simple concept and a full theoretical explanation. Concept cluster: a collection of interrelated ideas that share common assumptions, belong to the same larger social theory, and refer to one another.
