1) Explain the concept of “ideal type” (p. 261) in a way that uses department stores as your example. List at least five features for this example that Weber would probably note. Number your chosen features and clearly defend each one (say why it is a good choice).
2) Pick one study mentioned in the section on “Analytical Techniques” in Chapter 9 (Non-Reactive Research), summarize it based on the limited information given, and then operationalize something that is noted or implied in this same study.
3) RE: Wallace, “Reading ‘Race’ in Bourdieu - Examining Black Cultural Capital Among Black Caribbean Youth in South London.” What are the two existing versions of Black cultural capital (p. 912), and how does Wallace evaluate these ideas? Useful? Not useful?
4) How did Nanos researchers control for bias in “Majority of Canadians think COVID-19 pandemic will get worse”? Add an appropriate “contingency question” to this study and say what it might achieve. The news article is included on the last page of this assignment sheet.
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