first section of textbook Flashcards
concrete experience
touching, tasting smelling, hearing
abstract experience
meaning of concrete experience - meaning of words on this page
propositions
abstract statements that express relationship between 2+ concepts
examples of unscientific thinking/errors in inquiry
overgeneralizing, selective observation, illogical reasoning
overgeneralizing
if you know someone who grew up poor but got wealthy by working hard, you’ll believe the same is for everyone else
selective observation
selectively observe what enforces our beliefs while ignoring what opposes them
illogical reasoning
reasoning something illogically - ignoring that a sequence of events most likely happened by chance & believing it’s supernatural
positivist traditions
observe objective reality in quantitative manner - surveys, statistics
interpretive traditions
subjectivity - insider understanding - motives & meaning can’t be observed directly - quantitative
4 theoretical traditions
functionalism, conflict approach, symbolic interactionism, feminist theories
functionalism
how social order is supported by macrostructures
conflict approach
how social inequality is maintained & challenged in macro & global structures
symbolic interactionism
how meaning is created in communicating in microlevel setting
feminist theories
focus on social sources of patriarchy in microlevel and macrolevel settings
main challenges facing society today:
postindustrial revolution & globalization
