Author Question: What is wrong with the following conceptual definition? Political participation refers to ... (Read 32 times)

mwit1967

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 501
What is wrong with the following conceptual definition? Political participation refers to participation in politics.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

When a concept is complex, we usually need just a single indicator in order to operationally define the concept.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.



asware1

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 318
Answer to Question 1

Answer: First, lack of clarity might be a problem. Conceptual definitions should be clear so that someone else knows what you mean.

Second, avoid defining a concept by simply equating it to another concept with which it is related. For example, Political interest refers to how much a person knows about politics. This definition says that political interest is the same thing as political knowledge, but political interest and political knowledge are separate concepts.

Third, avoid circularity in definitions. Political participation is participation in politics. This simply defines a concept in terms of itself and gives no information about the meaning of the concept.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: FALSE



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.

Did you know?

Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

Persons who overdose with cardiac glycosides have a better chance of overall survival if they can survive the first 24 hours after the overdose.

Did you know?

When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library