Bicol University

Graduate School
Legazpi City, Albay

Name: Julie Ann Estrada

Degree: Master of Arts in Social Studies Education
Subject: Theories and Theory Building in the Social Sciences
Professor: Dr. Maria Jane B. Mascarinas
Assignment #3
The Practice of Social Research

Instruction:
1. Read Chapter -1 of the e-book, The Practice of Social Research (link provided), in page 13 of
chapter 1, perform the exercise on identifying the following:

a. concepts (5 concepts at random);

b. variables (from those concepts, identify 5 variables); and

c. attributes (from the variables, identify 2-3 attributes), by following the example given in.
Figure 1-1 (follow the presentation via illustration given in the book.
Social Concepts

Sex

Social Class

Race/Ethnicity

Occupation

Political Views

Variable Attributes

Sex Male, Female

Social Class Upper, Middle, Lower
Race/Ethnicity American, African, Asian,
Caucasian, Latino

Occupation Lawyer, Teacher, Plumber, Clerk

Political Views Conservative, Liberal

2. Explain in 1 paragraph only the Wheel of Science.

The Wheel of Science represents a whole process. It is composed of four basic parts namely
the hypotheses, observation, and empirical generalization. It has two starting points namely the
 Bicol University
Graduate School
Legazpi City, Albay

Name: Julie Ann Estrada

Degree: Master of Arts in Social Studies Education
Subject: Theories and Theory Building in the Social Sciences
Professor: Dr. Maria Jane B. Mascarinas
deductive and inductive. The basic form of reasoning is what we call deductive reasoning.
Deduction starts with the hypothesis or the most general statement and observes in order to reach
logical conclusion. It starts with the question “why” and ends with “whether” in the formulation
of logical reasoning. On the other hand, Induction moves contrary of deductive. Inductive starts
by knowing the specific to the most general by collecting data that is relevant to the study. It is in
which general principles are developed from specific observations.