empirical

Examples of empirical in the following topics:

• The Sociological Approach

  • The sociological approach goes beyond everyday common sense by using systematic methods of empirical observation and theorization.
  • Sociology, is an attempt to understand the social world by situating social events in their corresponding environment (i.e., social structure, culture, history) and trying to understand social phenomena by collecting and analyzing empirical data.
  • Thus, sociological knowledge is produced through a constant back and forth between empirical observation and theorization.
  • Obtaining sociological knowledge is not just a process of a light-bulb going off in someone's head; it requires thorough empirical research and analysis.

• Colonialism and Neocolonialism

  • The 17th century saw the creation of the French colonial empire, the Dutch Empire, and the English colonial empire, which later became the British Empire.
  • It also saw the establishment of some Swedish overseas colonies and a Danish colonial empire.
  • However, many new colonies were established after this period, including the German colonial empire and Belgian colonial empire.
  • After the First World War, the victorious allies divided up the German colonial empire and much of the Ottoman Empire according to League of Nations mandates.
  • By the end of the 19th century, most of the Americas were under the control of European colonial empires.

• Research Examples

  • In a series of empirical studies of assemblies of people, McPhail (1991) argues that crowds vary along a number of dimensions, and that traditional stereotypes of emotionality and unanimity often do not describe what happens in crowds.

• Defining the Sample and Collecting Data

  • Defining the sample and collecting data are key parts of all empirical research, both qualitative and quantitative.
  • Many empirical forms of sociological research follow the scientific method .

• Approaches to network positions and social roles

  • Because "positions" or "roles" or "social categories" are defined by "relations" among actors, we can identify and empirically define social positions using network data.
  • But, there are rigorous ways of thinking about what it means to be "similar" and there are rigorous ways of actually examining data to define social roles and social positions empirically.

• Summary

  • Automorphic equivalence analysis falls between these two more conventional foci, and has not received as much attention in empirical research.

• The Origins of Language

  • The origin of language is a widely discussed and controversial topic due to very limited empirical evidence.

• Setting Goals

  • The first empirical studies were performed by Cecil Alec Mace in 1935.
  • The first empirical studies were performed by Cecil Alec Mace in 1935.

• The Incest Taboo, Marriage, and the Family

  • The existence of the Westermarck effect has achieved some empirical support.
  • This hypothesis has also achieved some empirical support.

• Preface

  • Mark Riddle has added expertise in the statistical modeling of network data, study questions and problems, and connections to a variety of empirical literature that uses the techniques discussed here.