An Effective Sociological Theory May Have Both Explanatory and Predictive

question 103

True/False

An effective sociological theory may have both explanatory and predictive power.

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Definitions:

Increasing Energy

Refers to the process where the energy levels within a system, object, or molecule rise, leading to higher activity or reactivity.

Electromagnetic Spectrum

The range of all types of electromagnetic radiation, including gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, and radio waves, each varying in wavelength and energy.

Electromagnetic Radiation

A form of energy that is propagated through space or matter, including radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.

Absorption

The process by which one substance takes up or takes in another substance, at the molecular or ionic level.