Sociology 2206A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 5: Fallacy, Married People, The Confusion
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It is more characteristic of a qualitative than quantitative style to social research. It is not an excuse for doing poor quality research, and it has its own discipline and rigour. In historical research, the passage of time may involve years or decades. In field research the passage of time is shorter occurs is often important. It describes the intensity or strength of attachment to attitudes, beliefs and behaviours associated with the concept of masculine within a culture. Intervening variable: a variable that is between the initial causal variable and the final effect variable in a causal explanation. He found evidence that married people are les likely to commit suicide than are single people. He believed that married people have greater social integration. He thought that a major cause of one type of suicide was that people lacked a sense of belonging to a group.