Lecture Notes Review + Comments: Why Theorise Research

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Concept:   an idea or image of reality

Model:  an intellectual construct or device created to simplify or reduce complexity and to show the operation of underlying mechanisms

Theory:   a set of analytical or interpretative propositions representing relationships between various ideas or concepts

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Explanatory theories

Interpretative theories

Normative theories

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Cultural theory

Addresses problems surrounding:

·     the nature of artistic production
* Relevant to "Random Expressive Flow"

·     the meanings generated by cultural artefacts

·     how those meanings are received by different audiences

Social theory

Addresses problems surrounding:

·     different orders of social reality from interpersonal encounters to broader institutional arrangements

·     relationships between the individual and society
*Relates to "Context Frame"

·     relationships between human actions and social structures