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mwit1967

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on: Jul 12, 2018
What is wrong with the following conceptual definition? Political participation refers to participation in politics.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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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.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 12, 2018
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


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