Sociology Questions?
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Examples:
General: It takes several months to have a baby.
Specifically: Nine months is considered a full term pregnancy.
Without making assumptions: to write or speak only from what is known or from information available.
Example:
Making assumptions: She was probably crying because she feels sad.
Without making assumptions: I asked her why she was crying. She told me that she felt very sad.
So, “specifically, without making assumptions” would be to provide specific (detailed information) without guess work or drawing conclusions.
In concrete terms; not judgments: give examples that almost anyone can relate to without specific knowledge or specialized vocabulary relating to the subject and do it without bias from your personal experience or thoughts. Stick to the facts.
Example of non-concrete terms with judgments: “Pits are all vicious and should be euthanized to keep our children safe.”
Concrete terms without judgment:
“Statistics indicate that some breeds of Pit Bull dogs can be dangerous; particularly if they come from a line bred for fighting. People are advised to use caution in selecting such an animal for a pet, and to check the breeding background of the animal if they decide they want one.”
I hope I helped. I can’t give you any sources because these answers came from my head. I have always had a strong vocabulary.
I would like to offer you a couple suggestions. Please don’t feel insulted:
First: Build your vocabulary base.
Some of these words should be fairly basic for a student on the high school or college level taking sociology. I worked through the definitions from a vocabulary base and applied that to what I know about sociology. Did you notice that? I am not trying to be insulting here. I don’t know your situation. You may be working with English as a second language or just need to improve your vocabulary in general. If you don’t know basic definitions your work will be all the more time-consuming a difficult for you.
A couple of good books I can recommend are: Vocabulary for the High School Student (it comes in workbook format and deals with prefixes, suffixes, word origins, etc.)
If it is out of print, major book store retailers can back order it for you.
A Miriam Webster High School Dictionary.
Use it to look up words you don’t know. I also suggest you just read it like a novel when you have time. That was how I built my vocabulary as a child.
Second:
Get clarification from your teacher when you are in doubt about terms.
I am a natural teacher, but also certified in several states on the elementary level. I am also a life-time learner!
Good luck in your studies.