Describe the difference between nomothetic and idiographic causal explanations.
What will be an ideal response?
Nomothetic causal explanation—a belief that the variation in an independent variable
will be followed by variation in the dependent variable; idiographic causal
explanation—an explanation that identifies the concrete individual sequence of events,
thoughts, or actions that resulted in a particular outcome for a particular individual or that
led to a particular event; case-oriented understanding—an understanding of social
processes in a group, formal organization, community, or other collectivity that reflects
accurately the standpoint of participants.
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