SOC221H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Gender Role, Structural Functionalism, Verstehen
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Researchers interweave a story about the operation of the social world (the theory) w/ what they observe when they examine it systematically (the data) theory and methods are backbones of social science. ), 3) social theories state a probability chance, or tendency for events to occur, rather than stating that one event must absolutely follow another (more likely vs. will) Social theory is a system of interconnected abstractions or ideas that condenses and organizes knowledge about the social world compact way of thinking about the social world. Levels of theory macrosocial theory: social theories and explanations about abstract, large-scale, and broad-scope aspects of social reality, such as social change in major institutions (e. g. , the family, education) in a whole nation across several decades. Microsocial theory: social theories and explanations about the concrete, small-scale, and narrow level of reality, such as face-to-face interaction in small groups during a two-month period.
