SOC221H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Content Analysis, Nature One, Research Question
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Concepts: abstract elements representing classes of phenomena. Examples: love, gender, health, obedience, political violence. They are ideas about things that exist, but that are not naturally or objectively existing. Social concepts most often do not exist as objective things in nature. The are multiple ways to understand social concepts. Political orientation: various ways it is understood. Organizational definition: ask about official party membership. Identification definition: ask people what party they identify with. Behavioural definition: ask who they voted for. You will get a different understanding from each about what political affiliation means. Identification definition: ask someone what religion they belong to. Attitudinal definition: ask someone about their beliefs. Behavioural definition: ask someone about ritual participation. You will get a different understanding from each about what religious affiliation means. Conceptualization: the process of coming to a decision about what concepts mean and represent with regards to social and physical reality or .
