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    science. Research in mathematical sciences such as physics is also ’quantitative’ by definition‚ though this use of the term differs in context. In the social sciences‚ the term relates to empirical methods‚ originating in both philosophical positivism and the history of statistics‚ which contrast qualitative research methods. Qualitative methods produce information only on the particular cases studied‚ and any more general conclusions are only hypotheses. Quantitative methods can

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    Humanism Humanism is an approach in study‚ philosophy‚ world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns‚ attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. According to Greg M. Epstein‚ "Humanism today can be categorized as a movement‚ a philosophy of life or worldview‚ or ... [a] lifestance."[1] In philosophy and social science‚ humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature‚ and is contrasted with anti-humanism Secular humanism

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    Journal Article Analysis tgkoontz University of Phoenix Abstract A Week 3 assignment in the class‚ PHL/717 Constructing Meaning‚ required a philosophical analysis of an article in the Journal of Psychology. The article investigated how the connection between knowledge and learning influenced individuals to think about controversial everyday issues. The analysis included identifying philosophical assumptions‚ explaining practical significance and applicability‚ and relating assumptions and

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    and history. Research in mathematical sciences such as physics is also ’quantitative ’ by definition‚ though this use of the term differs in context. In the social sciences‚ the term relates to empirical methods‚ originating in both philosophical positivism and the history of statistics‚ which contrast qualitative research methods. Qualitative methods produce information only on the particular cases studied‚ and any more general conclusions are only hypotheses. Quantitative methods can be used to

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    As Giddens points out‚ to speak of "relative autonomy" is redundant since in society and politics all autonomy is "relative." If such is the case‚ why not approach state and politics first as "autonomous" realms and then focus on their relations with other spheres? The only theory of the state which explicitly postulates the autonomy of the state and politics is Max Weber’s‚ as formulated in "Intermediate Reflections." (Bolsinger‚ 1996) Like Marx‚ however‚ Weber did not develop a systematic theory

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    Sociology‚ the scientific study of human social behavior. As the study of humans in their collective aspect‚ sociology is concerned with all group activities: economic‚ social‚ political‚ and religious. Sociologists study such areas as bureaucracy‚ community‚ deviant behavior‚ family‚ public opinion‚ social change‚ social mobility‚ social stratification‚ and such specific problems as crime‚ divorce‚ child abuse‚ and substance addiction. Sociology tries to determine the laws governing human behavior

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    makes your realize how much you depend on everyone else for everything. i.e. food‚ water‚ truck drivers. 4. August Comte – Founded sociology as a discipline. French social thinker coined the term “sociology” The scientific method of psychology. Positivism – faith in science and reason as the path to knowledge to TRUTH. The Enlightenment – late 1600’s to early 1700’s – Period in European history in which science/reason replaced faith/religion as the dominant values in society or the dominant way

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    relations deals with the interaction between nation-states as well as intergovernmental and transnational organizations. Political science is methodologically diverse and appropriates many methods originating in social research. Approaches include positivism‚ interpretivism‚ rational choice theory‚ behavioralism‚ structuralism‚ post-structuralism‚ realism‚ institutionalism‚ and pluralism. Political science‚ as one of the social

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    theory there was sociologist that had beliefs in how this theory could be viewed. Auguste Comte‚ called the father of sociology‚ believed that societies have different stages of development that coincide with what they believe in. His perception of positivism is that there is nothing that cannot be studied accurately if the right methods are employed (Vissing‚ 2011). Comte and Emile Durkheim were credited with the creation of the structural-functionalist theory. This theory focuses on social structures

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    Relialibility and Validity in Qualitative research. The Qualitative Report Volume 8(4) 597-608. Hoepfl‚M. C. (1997) Choosing qualitative research. Journal of research methods. 9(1)‚ 47-63 Howitt‚ D Michelle‚ J. (2003) The quantitative imperative: positivism‚ naive realism and the place of qualitative methods in psychology. Theory and Psychology 13(1)‚ 5-13. Parker‚ I. (2005) Qualitative Psychology: Introducing radical research. Buckingham: Open University Press. Potter‚ J. (1996) Representing Reality:

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