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- path dependency
- sequences of choices, events, once gone down the road, you can't go back
- Archival Historical Research
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public docs+ official records
private documents
mass media
physical, non verbal material
social science archives
secondary historical method - variable oriented approach
- use a large number of countries and search for a parsimonious generalizable pattern across comparative historical units
- deductive theory testing
- specify hypothesis to be tested in terms of variables then include the widest possible population of relevant observations
- case oriented approach
- examine small # of casess and attempt to construct a complex, deep understanding of cases and push for developing a specific explanation that illustrates but doesn't prove or disprove some social theory
- mills method of inequality
- if 2 or more instances of phenomena have only one of several possible causes in common, thank common circumstances cause
- mills indirect method of difference
- 1st identify instances of phenomena and use method of aggresment then identify similar cases where phenomena did not occur and check to be sure cause did not occur
- triangulation
- use different perspectives or disimilar approaches to better understand phenomena in different methods reach the same conclusions there is less uncertainty
- how did authors triangualte
- multiple methods, systematic strategies
- go no go decisions
- decisive action science inlfuenced, settings, rules standards
- developing a rationale for action
- judge considerations
- legitimation and accountability
- serving advocates and
- liberal feminism
- developed out of 18th century, humans can reason society should let everyone pursue autonomy and self fulfilment. women just as rational as men.
- radical feminism
- not enough to have equal opportunities because the system fundamentally unfair because of childrearing. focus cultures constructs, women are oppressed worldwide