Across
- 3. the issue that cause and effect are not often clear, in that variables may be both cause and effect in relationship to one another
- 4. the struggle in any group for power that will give one or more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group
- 5. the ability of an individual to act independently without fear of restriction or punishment by the state or other individuals or group in society
- 9. Choice approach that assumes that individuals weigh the costs and benefits and make choices to maximize their benefits
- 10. Method the means by which social scientists make comparisons across cases
- 11. Reasoning research that works from case studies in order to generate hypotheses
- 14. study through an in depth investigation of a limited number of cases
- 15. an organization or activity that is self-perpetuating and valued for its own stake
- 17. Politics the study and comparison of domestic politics across countries
- 18. the ability to influence others or impose one’s will on them
Down
- 1. Reasoning research that works from a hypothesis that is then tested against data
- 2. Revolution a movement within political science during the 1950s and 1960s to develop general theories about individual political behavior that could be applied to across all countries
- 6. Theory a theory asserting that as societies develop, they would take on a set of common characteristics, including democracy and capitalism
- 7. an apparent relationship between two or more variables
- 8. study through statistical data from many cases
- 12. the shared material standard of individuals within a community, society, or country
- 13. Theory an approach that emphasizes how actors or organizations behave in their goal to influence others. Built upon assumptions of rational choice
- 16. Bias a focus on effects rather than causes, which can lead to inaccurate conclusions about correlations and causations