APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH LECTURE 2
HI HI !
i've decided to post some notes in here .
or else i'm super not motivated to study .
lol .
and there's tests soon .
oh god .
alright i shall stop with the crap . XD
**oh , and all credits to my teachers !
APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH LECTURE 2
what i need to know :
1. the link between Theory and Research
2. social science Paradigms
3. two Logical Systems Revisited
4. Deducitve Theory constructionism
5. Inductive Theory constructionism
6. the importance of Theory in the 'Real World'
1. the link between Theory and Research
- prevent our being taken in by poor reasoning
- make sense of observed patterns in ways that can suggest other possibilities
- direct research efforts , pointing toward like discoveries through observation
2. Paradigms
- model / framework for observation and understanding , which shapes what we see and how we understand it
3. two Logical Systems Revisited
(hmm , i don't know which parts of the slides belong to this section , lol)
okay , so there's :
- macrotheory
- microtheory
- positivism (Comte's view that science would replace religion)
- conflict perspective (constant struggle for control and power over resources)
- symbolic interactionism (interactions revolve around individuals reaching understand through language etc.)
- ethnomethodology (people continuously trying to make sense of the life they experience)
[one technique is to break the rules and violate people's expectations]
oh my god , this would be so fun ! as in breaking rules . XD
- structural functionalism (social entity , eg. an organization , viewed as an organism)
- feminism (focus on gender differences and how they relate to rest of social organization)
- critical race theory
- interest convergence (thesis that majority group members will only support the interests of minorities when those actions also support the interests of majority group)
and there's other slides which contain :
- hypothesis
- null hypothesis (well , you have to prove that the null hypothesis is WRONG so your hypothesis can stand)
- operationalization
- observation
4. Deductive Theory Constructionism
( WHAT IS DUDUCTIVE REASONING ? )
- starts from general law and applies it to a particular instance
SO WHAT IS D. T. C. ?
- Pick a topic
- Specify a topic : Will your theory apply to all of human social life , or only certain ages ?
- Identify major concerns and variables
5. Inductive Theory Constructionism
( WHAT IS INDUCTIVE REASONING ? )
- starts from observed date and develops a generalization which explains the relationships betweem objects observed (no hypothesis)
EG . that's like just going to a place and observe , and come to a conclusion :D
SO WHAT IS I. T. C. ?
- Find out what is known about the relationships among the variables
- Reason from those propositions to the topic you are interested in
- If the data supports the theory , then your theory stands until proven otherwise
6. the importance of Theory to the 'Real World'
hmm . there's nothing in the notes .
with this title .
lol .
so i guess it's up for us (students) to think about this question ! :D
( or it's already sort of covered between the lines ? hmm . )
i've decided to post some notes in here .
or else i'm super not motivated to study .
lol .
and there's tests soon .
oh god .
alright i shall stop with the crap . XD
**oh , and all credits to my teachers !
APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH LECTURE 2
what i need to know :
1. the link between Theory and Research
2. social science Paradigms
3. two Logical Systems Revisited
4. Deducitve Theory constructionism
5. Inductive Theory constructionism
6. the importance of Theory in the 'Real World'
1. the link between Theory and Research
- prevent our being taken in by poor reasoning
- make sense of observed patterns in ways that can suggest other possibilities
- direct research efforts , pointing toward like discoveries through observation
2. Paradigms
- model / framework for observation and understanding , which shapes what we see and how we understand it
3. two Logical Systems Revisited
(hmm , i don't know which parts of the slides belong to this section , lol)
okay , so there's :
- macrotheory
- microtheory
- positivism (Comte's view that science would replace religion)
- conflict perspective (constant struggle for control and power over resources)
- symbolic interactionism (interactions revolve around individuals reaching understand through language etc.)
- ethnomethodology (people continuously trying to make sense of the life they experience)
[one technique is to break the rules and violate people's expectations]
oh my god , this would be so fun ! as in breaking rules . XD
- structural functionalism (social entity , eg. an organization , viewed as an organism)
- feminism (focus on gender differences and how they relate to rest of social organization)
- critical race theory
- interest convergence (thesis that majority group members will only support the interests of minorities when those actions also support the interests of majority group)
and there's other slides which contain :
- hypothesis
- null hypothesis (well , you have to prove that the null hypothesis is WRONG so your hypothesis can stand)
- operationalization
- observation
4. Deductive Theory Constructionism
( WHAT IS DUDUCTIVE REASONING ? )
- starts from general law and applies it to a particular instance
SO WHAT IS D. T. C. ?
- Pick a topic
- Specify a topic : Will your theory apply to all of human social life , or only certain ages ?
- Identify major concerns and variables
5. Inductive Theory Constructionism
( WHAT IS INDUCTIVE REASONING ? )
- starts from observed date and develops a generalization which explains the relationships betweem objects observed (no hypothesis)
EG . that's like just going to a place and observe , and come to a conclusion :D
SO WHAT IS I. T. C. ?
- Find out what is known about the relationships among the variables
- Reason from those propositions to the topic you are interested in
- If the data supports the theory , then your theory stands until proven otherwise
6. the importance of Theory to the 'Real World'
hmm . there's nothing in the notes .
with this title .
lol .
so i guess it's up for us (students) to think about this question ! :D
( or it's already sort of covered between the lines ? hmm . )
