Chapter 1-Backwards Flashcards
The study of larger world and our society’s place in it
Global Perspective
The nations with the highest overall standards of living
High-income countries
Nations with a standard of living above average for the world as a whole
Middle Income Countries
Nations with a low standard of living in which people are poor
Low- Income Countries
A scientific approach to knowledge based on “positive” facts as opposed to mere speculation
Positivism
A statement of how and why specific facts are related
Theory
A basic image of society that guides thinking and research
Theoretical Approach
Any relatively stable pattern of social behavior
Social Structure
The study of society based on scientific observation of social behavior.
Positivist Sociology
A logical system that bases knowledge on direct systematic observation
Science
Information we can verify with our senses.
Empirial Evidence
A mental construct that represents some aspect of the world in a simplified form
Concept
A concept whose value change from case to case.
Variable
A procedure for determining the value of a variable in a specific case.
Measurement
Consistent in Measurement
Reliability
Actually measuring exactly what you need to intend to measure
Validity
A relationship in which two or more variables change together
Correlation
The variable that causes the change
Independent Variable
The variable that changes
Dependent Variable
An apparent but false relationship between two or more variables that is caused by some other variable
Spurious Correlation
The personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being male or female
Gender
Approaching an issue from a male perspective
Androcentricity
A systematic plan for doing research
Research Method
A statement of a possible relationship between two or more variables
Hypothesis
