SOCA02H3 Study Guide - Juvenile Delinquency, Social Stratification, Nomothetic
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The variable gender is made up of the attributes male and female independent variable - a variable with values that are not problematical in an analysis but are taken as simply given. An independent variable is presumed to cause or determine a dependent variable. idiographic - an approach to explanation in which we seek to exhaust the idiosyncratic causes of a particular condition or event. Imagine trying to list all the reasons why you chose to attend your particular university. Given all those reasons, it"s difficult to imagine your making any other choice. nomothetic - an approach to explanation in which we seek to identify a few causal factors that influence a class of conditions or events. Imagine the two or three key factors that determine which universities students choose, such as proximity, reputation, and so forth. induction - the logical model in which general principles are developed from specific observations.
