SOC 1100 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Notes

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Science: a logical system that bases knowledge on direct systematic observation. Empirical evidence: information we can verify with our senses. 6 statement north americans believe are ture: There are 3 ways to do research: scientific sociology, interpretive sociology, critical sociology. Scientific sociology: the study of society based on systematic observation of social behavior, believes that positivism exist out there , gather empirical evidence by seeing, hearing or touching. Concept: a mental construct that represents some part of the world in simplified form, Variable: concept whose values changes from case to case, ex: price, sociologists often have to pick what factors to consider, statistical measures are mean median mode. Operationalize a variable: specifying exactly what is to be measured before assigning a value to a variable. Reliability: consistency in measurement, reliable if repeated measurements give same results time after time. Validity: actually measuring exactly what you intend to measure.