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paradigm
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a model or framework for observation and understanding which shapes both what we see and how we understand it
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macro theory
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the theory aimed to understanding the big picture of institution whole societies
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micro theory
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a theory aimed to understanding Social life at the level of individuals and their interactions
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interest convergence
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the thesis that majority group members will only support the interest of minorities when those action also support the interests of the majority group
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critical realism
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a paradigm that holds that things are real in so far as they produce effects
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hypothesis
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a specified testable expectation about empirical reality that follows from a more general proposition
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operationalization
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one step beyond conceptualization the process of developing operational definition
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operational definition
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the concrete and specific definition of something in term of the operation by which observation are to be categorized
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null hypothesis
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in connection with hypothesis testing and test of statistical significane, that hypothesis that suggests there is no relationship among the variable under study
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