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Week 1 - Intro (Ontology & Epistemology (Ontology; what is social…
Week 1 - Intro
Ontology & Epistemology
Ontology; what is social reality?
Epistemology; How can we understand it?
E; Positivism vs Interpretivism
O; Objectivism vs Constructionism
Deductive vs Inductive
Quantitative vs Qualititative
Relation theory-research
Theory;
A set of statements that are logically related
explain observed regularities
often about relations
apply to more situations than the one studied
Empirical data
gathered research
Relation theory research;
Deduction = from theory to empirical data
Induction = from empirical data to theory
distinguishing ordinary and scientific knowledge
Ordinary knowledge = common sense
Scientific knowledge = research and empirical data to prove theories
Empirical cycles
Deductive circle
Theory -> Question -> Hypothesis -> Observation -> Testing -> Evaluation -> Theory etc..
"Thy Queen Has Opened The Elaborations"
Inductive circle
Question -> Observation -> Interpretation -> Theory -> Question etc
"Quincy Opened Inner Thoughts"