Summarize mod 2 part 1

Methods of investigation

asserts that experience is necessary to know something

Society as a group of people who share a common habitat and depend on each other for their survival and well-being

The quantitative method is carried out to test a hypothesis looking through the data collection and statistical analysis

There are strengths and weaknesses of qquantitative and qualitative Research

____ is primary group

quantitative, qualitative or mixed, are initiated by brainstorming, and contribute new ideas or generate questions

There are 9 steps to follow in a quantitative investigation

The mixed method involves linking qualitative and quantitative methods in a single study to answer a specific problem

are events that construct social reality, but have different meanings depending on the context in which they take place

Types of social groups

society is a group of people who share a common habitat and depend on each other for their survival and well-being

Materialism:The current claim that everything is matter and that the only reality that exists is material the reality

Rationalism is the current that states that reality can be known without any prior experience

Positivism asserts that all knowledge must be based on sensory experience

Realism exposes that ideas exist whether or not they are thought. Knowledge is possible without the necessity of thought

This kind of problems emerged when knowledge is in construction

Examples of social issues are

used to differentiate individuals, and not only refers to property, but also social, cultural or political aspects.

research is defined as a set of systematic, empirical processes that apply to study of a phenomenon

The qualitative method does not use numerical measurement to answer the research questions

Idealism assumes that objects cannot exist without a mind that is aware of them

Epistemology attempts to determine the nature of human knowledge