Sociology 2206A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Collectively Exhaustive Events, Operationalization, External Validity
27 Sep 2017
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Theoretical conceptual empirical/operational. Conceptualization the mental process of developing clear and precise meaning for abstract ideas or concepts thinking process . 3 things that determine your socio-economic status: (1) income, (2) education, (3) occupational prestige. Socio-economic status and three concepts within it can only be used once. Providing a speci c and tentative de nition for an abstract idea or concept. Tailoring your concept to t your research interest (modi cation) **in research proposal give tentative de nition of terms you are using** Expert, specialization, education, being payed to do something, experiences, training, credentials. The ability of individuals or groups to move within a social hierarchy with changes in income, education, occupation, etc. Measurement assigning numbers or labels to units of analysis in order to represent conceptual properties. Difference between quantitative & qualitative measurement (p. 108) Things we van observe rather simply and directly. Things that require more subtle, complex, or indirect observations.
