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Validity

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External Validity: Difficult to apply to the real world

Internal Validity: inherent flaws/innacuracies in design

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Demand characteristics

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Internal validity error: subtle cues that alter the behaviour of subjects

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Construct validity

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Internal validity error. Does it actually measure what it is supposed to?

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Threats to internal validity

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Impression management - behaviour adapts to perceived characteristics; self-fufilled prophecy

Confounding variables

Lack of reliability - tools are not measuring what they are supposed to

Sampling bias

Attrition effects

Demand characteristics

Experiment does not reflect real world

Selection criteria

Situational effects

Lack of statistical power

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Correlation Studies

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Tend to draw on Pearson Correlation studies. -1 to +1

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Ethnographic studies

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Qualitative!

Researchers immerse themselves in a group.

Strength: Minimal resources; in-depth

Weaknesses: replicability, presence of researcher, hard to verify methodology

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Longitudinal Studies

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Sub-type is cross-sectional studies looking at a collection of the population at a specific time.

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Case studies

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In-depth exploration of individuals, groups, or phenomena

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Phenomenological studies

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introspective method.

Study oneself or study thoughts/self-perceptions

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Survey

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Pros: easy to administer and cheap

Cons: hard to validate honesty, whether it is a poor sample, or poor questions

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Archival studies

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Previously collected data

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Biographical studies

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Extensive life account

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Observational

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Observation only. No attempt to control variables.

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Society

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A group of people that share a culture and live/interact with eachother in a definable area

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Sociology

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Study of people and the reciprocal influence of society

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Structural Functionalism

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Society as a living organism. Independent parts with distinct and necessary purposes.

Initiated by Herbert Spencer.

Focus on social functions and societal structures.

Can thrive or become diseased.

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Emile Durkheim

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1858 - 1917. Established Sociology as a distinct discipline.

Functionalist. Argued that order was paramount to a successful society because all structures are interdependent.

Modern societies are more complex than primitive ones which can be held together because they are small and share language, customs, and values.

Dynamic equilibrium. Can break, but good societies revert. Social dysfunction reduces stability of society.

Society can be viewed hollistically as a collection of SOCIAL FACTS which are elements that serve a function in society: laws; morales; values; religion. Related, believed in COLLECTIVE CONSCIENCE.

MANIFEST FUNCTIONS

LATENT FUNCTIONS

CRITIQUE: Inability to account for rapid change.

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Conflict Theory

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Marx (1818 - 1883)

Unequal social order maintained by hegemony.

Societal “consensus” is defined by a super-strucutre and used to justify what is normal/inevitable.

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Max Weber

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1864 - 1920
Conflict Theory

Did not believe collapse of capitalism was inevitable.

Critique of Marx was the lack of integration of beliefs/values. Included the protestant/puritan work ethic as contribution to capitalist success.

Funamental trend of society was its RATIONALIZATION ie. increased efficiency.

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Symbolic Interactionism

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Term by Hubert Blumer, but Weber set the stage.

(Micro) Society as a composite of small interactions.

Individuals shape reality through understanding and subsequent behaviour.

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George Herbert Mead

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1863 - 1931

We make sense of the world by ascribing meaning to symbols and language, which depend on individuals and the social context.

Meaning is a central aspect fo human behaviour, but it is subjective:
1. humans ascribe meaning and act on that meaning
2. language allows for generation of meaning
3. Modify meaning by observation and interpretation of others in a social context

Encouraged language, games, and play at all ages.

Difference between “I” (individual self) “me” more important when others interpret our behaviour.

Thought = a composition of I and ME.

Definition of the situation.

Thomas Theorem - our interpretation of a situation reflects our response.

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Dramaturgical Approach

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Erving Goffamn (1922 - 82)

Sub-type of symbolic interactionism.

Life as a stage, individuals as performers.

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Critiques of interactionism

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Neglects macro social interpretation and may miss larger social issues.

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General critique of conflict theory

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Too much focus on conflict, what about cooperation and beliefs.

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Social Constructionism
People assert reality. Society is subject to "meaning making" and collective definition making. Social constructs: mechanisms and practices created by society. Major difference with SI: SC can focus both micro and macro. STOCKS OF KNOWLEDGE: allow for quick classification of actions and structures our process --> result is TYPIFICATION (general knowledge structures view). Typification can expand to Institutionalization. Concerned with Mass Media.
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Feminist theory
Concerned with the difference between men/female. How social structures contribute to gender differences (macro) and how differences result in individual reactions (micro). Active Oppression Intersectionality
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Rational Choice and Exchange Theory
Economic (micro and macro) Includes Social exchange theory, game theory, and rational actor theory. Focus: Maximize advnatage and minimize disadvantage. Social order is a consequence of this. Utilitarian: 1. Rational actions 2. Maximize self-interest
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Criticism of Rational Choice and Exchange Theory
Does not account for our lack of rationality and culture/subjective meaning.
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Social institutions
complexes of roles, norms, and values that exist in a relatively stable form and contribute to governance of people. Ex. Education, family, religion, government, and healthcare
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Family
Five general functions: 1. Reproduction 2. Protection 3. Socialization 4. Affetion/companionship 5. Social status
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Polygamy
Polygyny Polyandry
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Endogamy
Marry within group
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Exogamy
Marry outside group
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Kinship
How we think about how we are related. A cultural group not a biological group. Community, friends, guardians
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Kin group delineations
Bilateral - both maternal and paternal Maternal - Matrilineal Paternal - patrilineal
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Relationships of power within kin
Egalitarian, Patriarchal, Matriarchal
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4 Types of child abuse
Physical, emotional, sexual, neglect
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Hidden Curriculum
Conflicts with the manifest curriculum
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Education segregation
divisions between high and low economic standing
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Teacher expectancy theory
Teacher develops impressions of students (quickly), if student generally fits, they will play into that role.
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Educational stratification
Can perpetuate gaps in education across groups.
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Forms of Religious Organization
Ecclesia - dominant organization that includes most of society. Born into institution. Ex. Sweden with lutheranism Church - Integrated, join by birth but possible to join later, concerned with sacred and ordinary aspects of life. Sect - Distinct from larger society and breaks away from larger institutions. Can be by birth or later. Cult - Far outside social norms.
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Social Function of religion
Cohesion, meaning, support of all kinds, social dissent/violence, social change, lifestyle
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5 Major religions
Christianity - 30% of global population; has judgement day Islam - 20 - 25% of global population; No secularization in muslim states; Hinduism - 14% of global population, polytheistic, reincarnation Buddhism - No deity; achieve enlightenment, and overcome physical/material desires Judaism - 0.2% of global population
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Religiosity
Extent to which religion influences life
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Aristarchic Governments
Aristocratic (elites) Meritocracies (meritorious)
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Distribution of power in Government structures
Aristarchic Autocratic Monarchies
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Autocratic
Dictatorship - one person Facist regime - small group
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Choosing government leadership
Authoritarian Government Democratic Government Oligarchic Government
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Authoritarian government
Selected Some individual freedoms No control over representation
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Oligarchic Government
Can be but not always elected. Ruled by a group with shared interest, typically wealthy. ex. Theocracies
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Structure of governments
Republican Federalist Parliamentary Presidential Anarchy
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Republican
People have supreme power
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Federalist
Governing head, but shares power with constituent groups
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Parliamentary
Executive and Legislative
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Presidential
Organizing branches and head of state
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Four economic structure categories
Command Market economics Mixed economies Traditional economies
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Economics
Describing the production, distribution, and consumption of resources
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Command Economy
Economic decisions are made based on production plan. Means of production are usually public. ie. Socialism/Communism
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Market economies
Economic decisions are based on market, means of production are private,
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Mixed economies
Blend of command and market economies.
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Traditional Economies
Social customs considered in economies - barter/trade
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Communism
Special form of socialism. Collective ownership of goods production, absence of currency, classes, and states. Rooted in shared economic, political, and social ideologies.
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Welfare capitalism
Private, but public social welfare
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State Capitalism
Business are primary, but function with government oversight

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