SOCI 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5.1-5.4: Social Conflict Theory, Kai T. Erikson, Dry County
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Why more men end up in the u. s. prison system than women. 5. 2 common sense and need for sociological research: commons sense may or may not be true. Common sense: women who are abused by their husbands leave. Reality: many stay for years: theory explains how different parts of society relate to and associate with each other, different academic disciplines have different theories about the world. Us men have more positons of power than women: 1. Interested in a particular topic and pursue it. Some choose a topic because of funding: 2. Spouse a(cid:271)use: (cid:449)hat is the hus(cid:271)a(cid:374)d"s (cid:449)ork e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e: 3. You must read what has already been published. What you are interested in learning has been found already let"s (cid:455)ou k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)hat is alread(cid:455) k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374: 4. Hypothesis statement of what you expect to find according to predictions from a theory.
