SOC 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Samuel A. Stouffer, Trophy Wife, Man Man

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1200
• Professor: Kandrack Mary- Anne

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Example - exchange theory and evolutionary theory: exchange theory - people wed other people to maximize their personal benefits. Young women marry old wealthy, unattractive men. Lady gets financial security, man gets trophy wife: evolutionary theory - people mate to ensure survival of their tribe/community etc Young women marries old, wealthy, unattractive man. Man gets a lady that can handle a lot of kids: both theories explain the same outcome. Evolutionary thinks macrosocial: neither are correct, just different ways to think about it, neither theory fits all cases. The first step is coming up with a theory - to explain how or why it happened. Based on theory - create a hypothesis - tentative explanation - about to be proven. Next, carry out research study to prove/disprove hypothesis: may get empirical generations - general statements. 2 research method: quantitative - characteristics that can be measured/expressed with numbers, qualitative - characteristics that cannot be measured numerically.