For 232 3rd Edition Lecture 9Outline of Last Lecture I. Boas Franz II. FunctionalismIII. Structural FunctionalismIV. Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-BrownV. Claude Levi-StraussVI. Behavioral EcologyVII. Cultural EcologyVIII. Political economyOutline of Current Lecture I. Political economy (continued from last class)II. Theoretical constructIII. FalsificationIV. HypothesisV. Operational DefinitionCurrent LectureI. Political economya. The study of how external forces, particularly powerful state societies, explain the way a society changes ad adapts, the impact of external political and economic processes on local events and cultures. (this is sometimes referred to as the World System View)b. The study of how people struggle to gain access to, maintain control of, and utilize natural resources in the face of competing interests.c. Scientists and philosophers of science now generally agree that no theory can be proven or unquestionably true, although some theories may have considerable evidence supporting them.II. Theoretical construct: a. Something that cannot be observed or verified directly. Because all theories contain such constructs theories cannot be proven entirely or with absolute certainty.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.III. Falsification:a. The method which shows that a theory seems to be wrong, is the main way that theories are judged IV. Hypothesis:a. Predictions of what might be foundV. Operational definition:a. Statements that might be
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