Sociology Chapter 1

Question 1

Historical and content analysis andvantages

Answer 1

-access to data that may not be accessible otherwise
-insights into the past and inaccessible social worlds via other methods
-examination of large datasets to identify patters

Question 2

Historical and content analysis disadvantages

Answer 2

The existing data may not be ideally suited for the research project to be conducted

Question 3

Design of a research project

Answer 3

1)choose a research question
2) state your hypothesis
3) gather data
4) analyze data
5) develop conlusions

Question 4

Dependent variable

Answer 4

What researchers want to explain

Question 5

Correlation

Answer 5

Association between variables

Question 6

Causation

Answer 6

Cause-effect relationship

Question 7

Spurious correlation

Answer 7

The appearance of causation ehen there is none

Question 8

Nuremberg Code

Answer 8

First international cide of ethics for research on people

Question 9

Tuskegee syphilis experiment

Answer 9

Black men in alabama were lied to about their conditions and their options for treatment. Despite penisilin being a cure, doctors wanted to continue their research. Some died, others family members died. Partners of participants and babies of participants died.

Question 10

Sensetive data

Answer 10

Information kept confidential for the subject

Question 11

Microsociologists

Answer 11

Study hoe individuals construct their social world and themselves by engaging in social interaction

Question 12

Self

Answer 12

The individual’s reflexive experience of a personal identity

Question 13

Sex

Answer 13

Different biological and psychological characteristics of males and females

Question 14

Sexuality

Answer 14

Sexual behavior and attraction

Question 15

Gender

Answer 15

Social construction defending masculinity and femininity

Question 16

Feminist movement

Answer 16

Major impact in our theorization of gender

Question 17

1st wave

Answer 17

Mid 19th century through 1920s. Focused on suffrage

Question 18

2nd wave

Answer 18

1960s-1970s centered around equal access to employment, education, and other institutions.

Question 19

3rd wave

Answer 19

1980s-present. Centered around diversity among women’s experiences and identities

Question 20

3 types of gender theories

Answer 20

Gender difference, inequality, and oppression.