SOC 2104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Dependent And Independent Variables, Social Exchange Theory, Ice Cream

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2104
• Professor: Sam Alvaro

Document Summary

Soc 2104 (summer 2019), explanations of gender + textbook notes. They allow us to feel that we know why something happened, and whether, or not under certain conditions, it is likely to occur again (x) predictor variable. Criteria for determining causality: 3 criteria for causality (y) explanatory variable, temporal ordering, correlation / covariation, spuriousness. Theoretical paradigms: paradigm, distinctive theoretical model / perspective, provide a frame of reference for interpreting and comparing a wide range of social situations and behaviors, major sociological paradigms, functionalism, conflict / critical, interactionist, feminism, exchange theory. How to evaluate theory: logical consistency, ex. Does a go to b go to c, etc: scope, range of phenomena that a theory can explain, accuracy, does theory match empirical reality, ex. Ice cream in the summer goes up: parsimony, ex. 2: policy implications, lot of policy implications when it comes to gender issues, ex.