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WHAT MAKES POLYGYNY (THE CULTURAL IDEAL OF HAVING THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE THAN ONE WIFE) AS COMMON AS IT IS AMONG CULTURES? RELATED QUESTIONS: DOES IT VARY WITH THE MEANS OF ADAPTING TO THE ENVIRONMENT? IS IT RELATED TO DESCENT OR KINSHIP PRINCIPLES? IS IT NECESSARILY RELATED TO LOW STATUS FOR WOMEN? (<\/p>\n

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CSBS 310<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Term Assignment: Theorizing a Research Problem<\/p>\n

(with preliminary and final versions) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Winter 2014<\/p>\n

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I want you to come up with a research proposal that includes:\u00a0a<\/strong>) an interesting\u00a0problem<\/em>,\u00a0b<\/strong>) some researchable\u00a0questions<\/em>\u00a0that grow out of the problem, and\u00a0c)<\/strong>\u00a0indicate what approach (metaphor\/model\/theory) from the Rigney book you would use in to understand, explain, or investigate that problem.\u00a0 Furthermore,\u00a0d)<\/strong>\u00a0indicate whether you are using a more positivist approach, or one of the post-positivist approaches (coming handout, and lecture on positivism.)<\/p>\n

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  1. e)<\/strong>\u00a0Next, suggest what the metaphor\/theory has going for it (or against it), why you have chosen it, and what sort of results you expect in using it. Choose another approach from the book or the class and say why you might not want to use that one.\u00a0\u00a0f)<\/strong>\u00a0Show how\u00a0some<\/em>\u00a0(at least three) of the critical terms and choices presented in this course might helpfully apply to your research problem and\/or to the model\/metaphor\/theories.\u00a0 (By \u201ccritical terms\u201d I mean concepts that point to shortcomings or good points in explanations.\u00a0 (And remember, either an explanation, or a style of interpretation, is what a theory is.)\u00a0 What I mean by \u201ccritical terms\u201d appears on other handouts, and will be discussed in class\u00a0ad infinitum<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Finally,\u00a0g)<\/strong>\u00a0I would like you to indicate would methods you would use to confirm or explore your research problem and its theory.\u00a0 By this I mean<\/p>\n

    1<\/strong>) an indication of what population\/people you would be looking at,\u00a02<\/strong>)what you would be comparing, and\u00a03<\/strong>) the methods (which may be several) you would use to collect the data or evidence you seek.<\/p>\n

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    In\u00a0an early preview<\/strong>, due the fifth week of class,\u00a0Tuesday,<\/strong>\u00a0February 4<\/strong>.\u00a0 I\u2019d like you to hand in a rough preview.\u00a0 Include at least a problem and the questions it raises (see attached for examples), and say what metaphors\/ models\/ theories you are considering, and address how you feel about positivism and its post-positivist alternatives so far.\u00a0 Also, indicate briefly with\u00a0whom<\/em>\u00a0(what population or people, or peoples), or with what social\/historical texts, and\u00a0how<\/em>\u00a0you will go about the research.\u00a0 On the basis of this preliminary attempt, or sally, I can tell you if I think you are on the right track.\u00a0 Don\u2019t\u00a0make too much of this<\/em>\u00a0first version, but come up with\u00a0ideas that interest you,<\/em>\u00a0so that you can use them in a final version.\u00a0 \u00a0A final version<\/strong>, given more thought and more completely filling in a) through g), is due during the last week of class,\u00a0Tuesday, March 4.<\/strong>\u00a0This last version should be from 4 to 6 pages.\u00a0 It should be at least as long as these guidelines!\u00a0 For a term paper, that is quite short, so it should be thoughtful and boiled down.<\/p>\n

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    Let the above be your basic guide. Now here are some further hints for each point:<\/p>\n

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    1. a) By a \u201cproblem,\u201d I don\u2019t necessarily mean a social problem that the powers that be think needs to be corrected, like \u201chow can we decrease the use of illegal drugs,\u201d or \u201chow should we respond to the threat of \u2018terrorism,\u2019 or what might end wars. Of course it\u00a0can<\/em>\u00a0be one of those kind, if you so desire. But it might also be a more \u201ctheoretical\u201d or analytic problem of general interest, or of interest in your field of study.\u00a0 Something like \u201dwhat generates ethnic conflict,\u201d or \u201cwhy is the age of marriage going up,\u201d or \u201cwhat is the effect of harsh (violent) punishment on violent crimes,\u201d or \u201cwhat causes the current ultra-right (reactionary) resurgence in matters of race and gender,\u201d and so on. The problem you pick is important for the next steps, so find something that interests\u00a0you<\/em>.<\/li>\n
    2. b) When you state a general problem, there are always some somewhat more specific questions that arise, begging to be answered in order to give direction and interest to what you are looking for. State those questions in such a way that they can be researched. State them, that is, in a way that some possible evidence might be gathered in support of, or in refutation of, answers to your questions. (See attached for examples of both \u201cproblems\u201d and \u201cquestions<\/em>\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. c) The next step is to pick one (or two or more, if you want) of the metaphors\/theoretical models discussed in Rigney that you think would best help you to explain or advance your understanding of the problem\/issue. At the same time pick one (or more if you like) that you think would be less helpful. Figure out and state what specific\u00a0version<\/em>\u00a0of the metaphor (for example, the \u201chermeneutics\u201d version of the \u201cdiscourse\u201d metaphor in Rigney, or Goffman\u2019s version of the \u201ctheatre\u201d metaphor) you intend to use to clarify, better understand, or explain your problem.\u00a0 But don\u2019t confuse the metaphor you want to use with the metaphor that may be in the minds of the people you propose to study (Western doctors have generally been taught a \u201cmachine model\u201d of the human body for example, or business people hold tight to a market model.)\u00a0 Their interpretive model and yours need not be the same. (E.g. you might want to use an interpretive discourse model to explore the market model held by some group.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. d) Getting still more specific, indicate how you think using the metaphor\/theory you have chosen might work, and why you chose it. Go ahead and give your proposed final explanation or interpretation of your probem if you like, but it\u2019s okay to leave an expected, final conclusion more or less open.) Perhaps it is most important to indicate\u00a0why you feel the research matters<\/strong>\u2014why should<\/strong>\u00a0you, or\u00a0anyone, care<\/strong>?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. e) Are the metaphors you have chosen or rejected more\u00a0positivist<\/strong>, or do they resemble one of the\u00a0postpositivist<\/strong>\u00a0practices? See handout for how these match up with the metaphors in the book, and be alert throughout the course to get a handle on these terms, and how they match Rigney, by these final weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. f) Apply at least three of the critical terms developed throughout this course. They can be elusive, and require practice in how to apply them. Be able to state something like this:\u00a0 I believe my theoretical approach is good because it is more holistic than reductionistic, it avoids being Eurocentric, it is historical in a good way, it is more materialist or more idealist or both, it provides a balance of agency and structure, and so on.\u00a0 For the metaphor\/theory you don\u2019t favor, show why you think it would not likely be helpful because it tends to be, for example, too Eurocentric, overly reductionist, ahistorical, etc. Of course this is meant to be more than an exercise in labeling: you should make it clear why or how your approach is what you say it is (historical, or not historical, reductionist or holistic, Eurocentric or not, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              1. g) 1) indicate with whom your research would be dealing. 2) You might want to do a case study, a comparison of neighborhoods (or towns, countries, etc.), or divide a given population into parts like men and women, younger and older, working and middle class, etc., and compare them. Or maybe you want to compare regions, countries or state
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                3) What methods and tactics will you use to gather or pull out information?\u00a0 What will count as evidence?\u00a0 Be inventive about how to explore your problem, never mind if anyone\u2019s done anything like it before.<\/p>\n

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                Besides what you get from class or the chapters in Rigney, there are additional criteria for good (or bad) theories in the \u201cpostscript,\u201d on the last pages, of Rigney.<\/p>\n

                Approach your problem with an open mind, one that can change as you read and think about it.\u00a0 I\u2019m not looking for perfection, or an overly tidy piece of writing.\u00a0 What I really want to see is your\u00a0thinking on paper<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>But address, in some way, each of the issues in a) b) c) d) e) f) g) above.<\/p>\n

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                Find your own way, but start letting your unconscious work on it soon.\u00a0 I\u2019d do it this way.\u00a0 Think of a problem soon, then think about it, let it ferment as you go through the book(s) and class.\u00a0 When your brain is teeming, or even when it feels empty, write down everything that comes to you.\u00a0 Go for a few pages without stopping.\u00a0 Then go back and arrange and condense your best thoughts down to the four to six pages.\u00a0 This should be a research proposal that is top-heavy with theory.\u00a0 I repeat, I don\u2019t want neatness and completeness so much as seeing your mind\u00a0analyzing, weighing alternatives, interpreting, thinking.<\/strong>\u00a0 That is what theorizing is.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let the \u201cfact\u201d monkeys talk you out of it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00adFinal version due March 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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