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characteristics of persons of things

a mental image that symbolizes an idea, an object, an event, or a person

a paradigm distinguished by its focus on oppression and its commitment to use research procedures to empower oppressed groups

the logical model in which specific expectations of hypotheses are developed on the basis of general principles. starting from the general principle making assumptions

that variable that is assumed to depend on or causes by another

• a tentative and testable prediction about how changes in one thing are expected to explain and be accompanied by changes in something else.
• statement of something that ouch to be observed in the real work if a theory is correct

the determination of weather the expectations that a hypothesis represents are actually found to exist in the real world

a closed system of belief and values that shapes that understanding and behavior or those who believe

an approach to explanation in which we attempt to explain a single case fully, using many idiosyncratic, explanatory factors as may be necessary

• a variable whose values are not problematical in an analysis but are taken as simple given.
• presumed to cause or explain dependent variable

approach to social research that focuses on gaining an empathic understanding of how people feel inside, seeking to interpret individuals everyday experiences, deeper meanings and feelings, and idiosyncratic reasons for their behavior

an approach to explanation in which we attempt to discover factors that can offer a general though imperfect explanation of some phenomenon

information we gather by experience in the real world that helps us build a theory or verify whether it is correct when testing hypothesis

• a model or frame of reference that shapes our observations and understanding
• ex) functionalism- leads us to examine society in terms of the functions served by its constituent

a paradigm that held that social behavior could be studied and understood in a rational scientific manner

a paradigm that rejects the notion of a knowable objective social reality

research that emphasize depth of understanding and the deeper meanings of human experience, and that aim to generate theoretically richer albeit more tentative observations

research methods that emphasize precise objective and generalizable findings

variables that change together in consistent, predictable fashion

the duplication of a study expose or reduce error or reintroduction or withdrawal of an intervention

a systematic set of interrelated statements intended to explain some aspect of social life or enrich our sense of how people conduct and find meaning in their daily lives

• logical groupings or attributes
• variable- gender
• attributes- female and male