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These is glossary of research key terms. This glossary is intended as an aid to
professionals and non-professionals who find the world of research
somewhat intimidating. While it is impossible to cover all the terms
that can be confusing, this document briefly defines some of the more
common terms and concepts. | |
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| Determinism | 1. Causes exist in social relations which are external constraints on individual choices. A thing has a separate reality which affects its parts. Society thus has its own independent reality. (vs. Voluntarism). 2. The belief that everything is caused by specified factors (antecedent factors) in a predictable way rather than haphazardly; a key assumption within the positivist paradigm. |
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