Week 2: Research Methods and Theories, cont. (Sep 11, 13)
Concepts and Ideas
from the previous week +
Human inquiry and science
In general, a scientific assertion must have logical and empirical support: It must make sense, and it must not contradict actual observation. . . . Epistemology is the science of knowing; methodology (a subfield fo epistemology) mught be called the science of finding out. This book presents and examines social scientists find out about human social life.
Alfred M. Landon | Literary Digest | Presidential candidate | 1916년 여론조사 (Woodrow Wilson vs. Charles Hughes) 예측 | 이후 매 4년마다 정확한 예측 | 1936년 예측: 전화번호부 + 자동차소유주 명부 → 1천만명 중 2백만명 응답 (22% 회수율 혹은 응답률) | Landon 57 vs Roosebelt 43 | Roosebelt 61 |
Bielby, W., & Bielby, D. (1999). Organizational Mediation of Project-Based Labor Markets: Talent Agencies and the Careers of Screenwriters. American Sociological Review, 64(1), 64-85. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/2657278PDF