Chapter 2 Flashcards
Deductive approach
Involves beginning with a theory Developing hypothesis from that theory And then collecting and analyzing data to test those hypothesis
Relates to and inductive approach is that both approaches to research Can be employed together for a more complete understanding of the topic that a researcher is studying
Inductive approach
Involves beginning with a set of empirical Observations seeking patterns in those observations and then theorizing About those patterns
Structural functionalism
Interrelations between parts of society how parts work together
Study of sport might examine
Positive and negative intended and unintended consequences of professional sports leagues
Post modernism
Inherent Problems with previous paridigms
Assumption
Truth in any form may or may not be knowable
Conflict theory
Who wins and who loses based on the way that society is organized
Study of sport might examine
Issues of power in sports such as differences In access to any participation in support
Symbolic interactionism
How meaning is created and negotiated through interactions
Study of sport might examine
How the rules of sport of are constructed taught and learned
Critical
Power inequality and social change
Assumption
Posits That social science can never be truly objective or value free and should be conducted with the express goal of social change in mind
Social constructionism
Truth as varying Socially constructed and ever-changing
Assumption
Reality is created collectively and that social context and interaction frame our realities
Positivism
Emphasis objectivity Knowability and deductive logic
Assumption
Society can and should be studied empirically and scientifically
Paradigm
Analytic lens a Way of viewing the world and a framework from which to understand the human experience
Theory
Focus on specific things the why and how
