POLI 1001 Chapter : Page 1
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Symbolic interactionism: looking at the way society operates on an individual level, example: us flag can be seen as pride or content. Social research: not just opinion, objective gathering of data, putting your biases aside, possibly exposing myths. Scientific method: procedure to acquire knowledge, emphasizes collecting data through observation and experiment, verify scientific knowledge, theory, hypothesis, variables, data, explanations of results. Quantitative: example: surveys, secondary analysis, experiments, based on questionnaires from a sample of respondents, many universities (even lsu) have research centers devoted to conducting research, surveys, advantages, large populations, quick and economical, strong reliability, confidential. Ethics: do no harm, informed consent: knowing what study is about and how results will be used, confidentiality. American is beautiful coke commercial: it doesn"t speak our language (english, it didn"t reflect a majority of different racisms, gay couple possibly with their adopted daughter. Ethnocentrism: assumption that one"s own way of life is superior to all, consuming dog in china.
