Unit 02: Paradigms, Theory, and Research
Across
- 3. A type of theory or perspective aimed at understanding the ‘big picture’ of institutions, whole societies, and the interactions among societies.
- 8. A scientific tool for measuring a variable.
- 9. A micro-level paradigm that focuses on meaning, and how individuals communicate in order to make their social settings meaningful. (two-words)
- 13. A type of theory or perspective aimed at understanding social life at the intimate level of individuals and their interactions.
- 15. A set of interrelated propositions used for understanding observed realities.
- 17. The procedure used for linking the abstract (concepts) to the concrete.
- 18. Empirical ___________ is the logical process for transforming a theoretical proposition into a research hypothesis.
- 19. The building blocks of a theory (the ideas) that represents an expression of a relationship between concepts.
- 21. The criterion for assessing thinking in terms of its logical consistency.
- 22. __________ theory is an approach to theory construction that generates ideas to account for observed empirical patterns.
- 23. Theoretical propositions that are assumed to be true.
- 24. __________ theory is a paradigm that can be both at the micro- and macro-level where the main focus is on patriarchy.
Down
- 1. A macro-level paradigm that focuses on societal values, and is interested in how social institutions contribute to social stability.
- 2. __________ theory construction is the process based on the discovery of patterns that leads to the construction of propositions that lead to theory construction.
- 4. The process of transplanting abstract concepts into variables that indicate the concepts.
- 5. A theoretical perspective that includes a set of assumptions about reality that guide research questions.
- 6. The criterion that it is possible for empirical evidence to disconfirm a hypothesis.
- 7. A quality of mind that is open to new ideas and evidence.
- 10. A series of observations with high inter-subjective reliability.
- 11. The process of applying a tool to an object to determine its score on a variable.
- 12. A theoretically informed expectation about empirical patterns expressed as a relationship between variables.
- 14. __________ definition represents the steps of observing abstract concepts at the concrete level.
- 16. _________ theory is a macro-level paradigm that focuses on class inequality, and how privileged groups seek to maintain their advantages over disadvantaged groups.
- 20. The belief in an objective reality independent of human experience.