Soc 001 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture I Clicker Questions II Empirical Sociology III Chapter 5 Reading Assignment Notes Outline of Current Lecture IV Clicker Questions V Concept VI Variable VII Attribute VIII Operationalize Current Lecture Summary so far o Theory demands proof o Empiricism supports good theory reveals flaws in poor theory Testing sociological theory Fundamentals 1 o Concepts o Variable o Attributes o Operationalization Clicker Question 1 Samuel Stouffer is a sociologist who is famous for studying o Morale Can you measure morale o It is harder than just using an instrument to measure such as a thermometer o Morale is a concept Concept a mental image that summarizes a set of similar observations feelings or ideas o Summary it doesn t exist anymore in the real world than what a summary would o It is abstract Thing that the concept is summarizing could be very easy to see feel touch etc but the concept itself is abstract o Which picture doesn t fit daisy girl model pink car guy model 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 Most choose the guy because that is the stereotype of feminist objects Car girl and guy are summarized by the concept man made Flower girl and the car are summarized by the concept Feminine o Simple concept there is just one concept which summarizes all observations o More complex concept there is just one concept which barely summarizes them all o Most complex concept complexity of the concepts increases with more and more concepts which summarize a group of observations Concept operationalize variable Variable logical collection of attributes o Exists in the real world o Measures a concept which does not exist in the real world o Ex Concept morale variable productivity get a lot done vs get a little done vs get nothing done o Ex Concept make of car variable make of car Audi Chevrolet Ford etc Attribute values a variable can take o Gender concept male and female variables masculine and feminine attributes o Make of car Attributes Logical Chevy Ford all others Illogical Chevy Ford Chocolate Clicker Question 2 A n variable is a logical collection of attributes Clicker Question 3 Nike Reebok Adidas and Puma could all be considered attributes of the variable tennis show brands Operationalize transform the concept which doesn t exist in the real world into something that can be observed and measured in the real world o Describe the operations steps Simples concepts list the values Complex concepts many dimensions o Operationalize gender Male female o Operationalize Morale No true measurements of morale cannot simply list a concept s attributes in complex concepts
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