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Normative v. Empirical Statements
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Normative Statements Contain value judgments Contain words such as should or should not, better or worse
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Empirical Statements describe what is in the social world, without evaluating it. They are statements that can be measured empirically. Empirical: can be proven through experience or experiment
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Examples of Normative and Empirical Statements From Caroline Persell Decide if each of the following are normative or empirical statements
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1. Judging from his lawsuit, LaTulippe decided to challenge the norms held by the hockey team.
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2. LaTulippe chose to deviate from these terrible norms.
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"Gay families are indisputably here." (Judith Stacey, 2003, “In the Name of the Family” pp. 105-28 in All Our Families: New Policies for a New Century, edited by Mary Ann Mason and Steven Sugarman. New York: Oxford University Press.)
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4. "Gay and lesbian families come in different sizes, shapes, ethnicities, races, religions, resources, creeds, and quirks, and even engage in diverse sexual practices." (Stacey, 2003)
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5. Gay families should be normalized (Stacey, 2003).
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6. "In this [article] I hope to facilitate such a process of normalization…" (Stacey, 2003)
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7. “The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it.” (Karl Marx, Theses on Feuerbach, XI)
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With a Partner: Write three normative and three empirical statements based on observations of Woodland Hills High School Be prepared to share
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