Exam 1

Question 1

map of the social world by tracking relationships of people in society

Answer 1

social networks

Question 2

uniplex ties go with that type of relationship

Answer 2

instrumental relationship

Question 3

multiplex ties go with that type of relationship

Answer 3

diffuse relationship

Question 4

simple and obvious, talk directly to one another, the one reason for the relationship

Answer 4

direct ties

Question 5

the degree to which ties are enforced through indirect paths within a social network

Answer 5

embeddedness

Question 6

extent to which the ties in a network are embedded both directly and indirectly; the number of relationships in a network

Answer 6

social network density

Question 7

everyone knows everyone else (anonymity), surveillance, norms of reciprocity (give and take), and trust

Answer 7

dense social network

Question 8

the size and scope of the things which are studied in an academic discipline

Answer 8

level of analysis

Question 9

a set of rights and duties associated with a social position

Answer 9

roles

Question 10

a group of people who live within the same territory and share a common culture

Answer 10

society

Question 11

generally concerned with social dynamics at a higher level of analysis - that is across the breadth of a society

Answer 11

macro-sociology

Question 12

seeks to understand small-scale, often face-to-face, interactional contexts

Answer 12

micro-sociology

Question 13

“a set of of stories that explains our relationship to the other members of our network”

the reason(s) why two people have a relationship with one another in a network

Answer 13

tie

Question 14

there is only one story the individuals can tell about their tie; there is only one reason for their relationship

Answer 14

uniplex tie

Question 15

the individuals have several stories they can tell to explain their relationship; there are many things which bring them together

Answer 15

multiplex tie

Question 16

a story about how one person is connected to someone through another person

a third person links two others, and these others may not know one another personally

Answer 16

indirect tie

Question 17

mainly made up of indirect ties

Answer 17

spare social network

Question 18

a group of 2 that have mutual dependence

Answer 18

dyad

Question 19

a group of 3 that have mutual dependence (could be more)

Answer 19

triad

Question 20

person in group (triad) that resolves conflict

Answer 20

mediator

Question 21

profits from the disagreement of the other two in the group

Answer 21

tertius gaudens

Question 22

a wedge between 2 other people in the group

Answer 22

Divid et impera

Question 23

allow comparison and help to understand or make sense of our position in society relative to other groups

Answer 23

reference groups

Question 24

set of stories contained in ties

Answer 24

narrative

Question 25

to see connections between our personal experiences and the larger forces of history

Answer 25

sociological imagination

Question 26

a complex group of interdependent positions that, together, perform a social role and reproduce themselves over time

Answer 26

social institutions

Question 27

a group of people who live in a particular territory, and share a common culture. the members have a generally same way of life. they have established their own 5 major institutions

Answer 27

society

Question 28

What are the 5 major institutions in society?

Answer 28

``` economy family education polity religion ```

Question 29

sociology is often focused at what level?

Answer 29

group

Question 30

a perfect example of something which has all the characteristics of it in a sociological description

Answer 30

ideal types

Question 31

a small social group whose members share personal and lasting relationships with a lot of emotion and feeling

Answer 31

primary group

Question 32

an individual who fills a structural hole between 2 separate networks and links them into a single network

Answer 32

social entrepreneur

Question 33

a factor which may bring into existence another factor or change it. it has an effect and brings a change to a dependent variable

Answer 33

independent variable

Question 34

the outcome that the researcher is trying to explain

Answer 34

dependent variable

Question 35

a proposed relationship between two variables

Answer 35

hypothesis

Question 36

explains why an independent variable should bring about a change in the dependent variable

Answer 36

casual mechanism

Question 37

what are the two types of culture?

Answer 37

material and nonmaterial

Question 38

obtaining info used to document the meanings that actions engender in social participants

Answer 38

qualitative methods

Question 39

obtaining info about the social world in or converted to numerical form

Answer 39

quantitative methods

Question 40

focuses on the level of analysis above the individual

Answer 40

sociology

Question 41

causes our societies to become more porous (liquidify)

Answer 41

globalization

Question 42

characteristics of a sparse social network

Answer 42

know everyone surveillance trust norms of reciprocity