Flashcards

SOC311

Arabella Pesce English 7 cards

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1The realist vs. The nominalistundefined
2Positivism- The paradigm holding that all knowledge can be confirmed or refuted through empirical observation.
- especially strong in quantitative research
3Qualitative Methods- emphasize interpretation and observation, using approaches such as open-ended interviews or rich descriptions of social settings and groups.
4Quantitative methods- the collection and analysis of numerical data, obtained from surveys or social network information.
5mixed-methods- combines quantitative and qualitative approaches, with the goal of providing richer insights than would have been achieved using only one of the two approaches
6Sociology v Historyresearch that historians and historical sociologists conduct is similar in many ways, but analytic and theoretical approaches differ. Sociologists tend to approach history through a theoretical lens in an effort to draw broad conclusions about human behavior, whereas historians seek to understand and document the particular details of an event or sequence of events.
7Sociology v Anthropology