SDS251R Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Operationalization, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Operational Definition
25 Mar 2016
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Macro theory - a theory aimed at understanding the big picture of institutions , whole societies, and interactions among societies. Karl marx"s examination of class struggle is an example of macro theory. Microtheory - a theory aimed at understanding social life at the intimate level of individuals and their interactions. Examining how the play behaviour of girls differs from boys would be a key example. Paradigm- a model or framework for observation and understanding, which shapes both what we see and how we understand it. The conflict paradigm causes us to see social behaviour one way ; the interactionist paradigm causes us to see it differently. Axioms/ postulates- fundamental assertions, taken to be true on which theory is grounded. Propositions- specific conclusions about the relationships among concepts that are derived from the axiomatic groundwork.
