Sociology 2206A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Content Analysis, Longitudinal Study, Cohort Study

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2206A/B
• Professor: Stephen Lin

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Authority: expert say that as children, females are taught to make, select mend and clean clothing, as a part of the female focus on physical approach and on caring for children and others. Common sense: men are just not as concerned about clothing so it makes sense they don"t do laundry. Media myth: television commercial show women often doing laundry and enjoying it, so they do laundry because they think it"s fun. Personal experience: my mother and the mothers of all my friends do laundry, feel natural. Data: empirical evidence or information that one gathers carefully according to rules or procedures. Empirical evidence: touch sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Research assistants help professors to research whatever they are researching. Scientific method refers to ideas, rules, techniques, and approaches that the scientific community uses. Topic: a general is of study or issues such as homelessness, domestic abuse, corporate elites.