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Informal observation

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Occurs When we make observations without any systematic process for observing or assessing accuracy of what we observed

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Selective observation

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Occurs when we see only those patterns that we want to see or when we assume that only the patterns we have experience directly exists

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Over generalization

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Occurs when we assumed that broad patterns Exist even when our observations have been limited

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Authority

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A socially defined source of knowledge that might shape our beliefs about what is true and what is not true

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Research methods

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An organize logical way of learning and knowing about our social world

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Ontology

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Ways Of thinking about the nature of reality

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Epistemology

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Ways of thinking about the nature of creation

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Applied research

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Refers to society that is conducted for some purpose beyond or in addition to a researchers interest topic

Client focused investigate question by someone other than your own

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Public sociology

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Application of sociological theories and research to matters of public interest

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Qualitative methods

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Yield data such as words or pictures

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Quantitative methods

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Yield data such as numbers

Relate to qualitative because Although different they are often complementary as they use common techniques