SOC221H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Grounded Theory, Affect Theory, Turnitin
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Due: paper copy due at the beginning of your tutorial (sept 21), with electronic copy due to turnitin by friday, sept 23 by 4pm. How it will be marked: emphasis on formative feedback. What is theory: an explanation of observed regularities or patterns. Purpose of research: to assess the adequacy of a particular social theory, to gather information to create social theory, to understand pressing social problems, to explore personal experience. Definitions: specify meaning of key terms in the theory, concept: a general or abstract idea. , example: defining agency : individual variable over which people have more control. Descriptions of the phenomena of interest: characteristics, example: (arson description) the illegal setting of fires, usually done at night in secret which set much damage to houses, places, etc. Variables always go together in a particular way. These variable always go together: probabilistic statements. Variables go together with degree of regularity, but not inevitable.
