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| Contents include: The relationship between sociological perspective, methodology and methods; definitions of "science" and a "scientific ethos; the concept of methodology and its relationship to methods. | Contents include: The theoretical basis of sociological methodologies such as Positivism and Interpretivism; the difference between inductive and deductive positivism; the Hypothetico-Deductive model of scientific methodology; the Realist critique of positivism; the relationship between sociology and science. | ||
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| Contents include: The theoretical principles of Positivist, Interpretivist and Realist methodologies; The difference between reconstructed logics and logics-in-use. | Contents include: The idea that all observation is theory-dependent; The extent to which a positivist methodology is characteristic of Natural science; The concept of science considered as an ideology; The Realist view of science. | ||
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| Contents include: Practical and theoretical research considerations; The "four-cornered relationship model" of sociological research; The concepts of: Ontology, Epistemology, Methodology and Methods and their theoretical relationship. | Contents include: The concepts of reliability and validity. The concept of triangulation (methodological and theoretical). | ||
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| Contents include: Definitions of value-freedom, objectivity and subjectivity; Objectivism and Subjectivism; The difference between personal objectivity / subjectivity and methodological objectivity / subjectivity; Notes on Post-Modernist conceptions of knowledge |
Contents include: Basic principles of Positivist, Realist and Interpretivist methodology. These Notes will be useful for students studying Sociological methodology in depth (AQA) as well as for the Methodology section of the Personal Study. |
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| Contents include: Reference chart applying concepts of Ontology, Epistemology, Methodology and Methods. |
Don't know your Foundationalism from your anti-essentialism, your agile corporation from your Post-Fordist or, indeed your simulacra from your elbow? If reality causes you confusion (but you've got a sneaking suspicion that "the Truth" is out there, somewhere) then this section, taken from the published version of A2 Sociology for AQA, is probably just what you need to start bluffing your way through the highways and the byways of PoMo with the best of them. It's designed to meet the requirements of the 2006 AQA Specification (and things don't get more real than that). |
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| Contents include: Basic overview of Functionalist principles and general criticisms of this perspective. |
Contents include: Basic overview of Marxist principles and general criticisms of this perspective. |
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Contents include: Basic overview of Weberian principles and general criticisms of this perspective. |
Contents include: Basic overview of Interactionist Sociology, including basic principles and general criticisms. |
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Contents include: Overview of the basic principles involved in various different forms of Feminist thought (Liberal, Marxist, Socialist, Radical), general points of criticism in relation to each type of Feminism. |
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Contents include: Factors influencing choice of method; validity and predictability; the advantages and disadvantages of Participant Observation, Structured Interviews, Secondary data and Triangulation |
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nearly 50 slides covering Positivist and Non-positivist
methods and methodology and was authored by the following
students of Coopers and Coburn school: Cheidi Antoine, Michael Boyce, Jeremy Bristow, Chris Dann, Chris Davis, Anthony Forsyth, Patrick Hill, Laura Knight, Lewis Mason, Stephanie Moore, Jenna Payne, Lauren Penticost, Holly Rantell, Jay Reeves, Lucy Salmon, Terryann Smith, Adam Solomons, Luke Snellin, Steve Walker and Alison Young |
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Sociological Theory File Size: 600k/4.7mb Format: PowerPoint / Workbook Author: Chris.Livesey |
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MacDonaldisation File Size: 59k Format: PowerPoint Author: Chris.Livesey |
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A simple (one screen) presentation covering the main points of Ritzer's 'MacDonaldisation' argument... | ||
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Science eh? It's a little bit scary isn't it, what with all those test tubes and
white coats, not to mention the smells (although inhaling helium and then
talking in a squeaky voice was, admittedly, quite good fun). Combine it with
Sociology and you've got some serious problems. Even worse, throw in a dob of
theory (technical scientific term) and you've got the ultimate nightmare scenario (okay,
the thought of someone hitting you with a big stick is probably a bit more nightmarish.
But it's a close call). What can you do (apart from having a good lie down in a dark place so your soul can recover from the outlandish acts visited upon it by a unit devoted to Theory and Methods)? Well, for a start you could buy this textbook and let a little light into the darkness. You will definitely feel better for it if you do. Trust me, I'm a social scientist. |
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