what is positivism?
the use of a neutral view point to approach experimentation in scientific inquiry
what is functionalism?
the idea that social institutions play a role in keeping society running
who favored the idea of functionalism?
Emile Durkheim
what is conflict theory?
the idea that conflict between competition is the force behind social change
who falls in line with the conflict theory perspective?
Karl Marx
what is symbolic interactisism?
the idea that people act in response to the meaning signs and symbols have for them
Who is august compte
sociology’s founder 1798- 1857
What is reverse causality?
Thinking a causes b but really b causes a
What is a spurious relationship
The belief that two variables share a relationship when in reality there is a third variable.
Who were the founding fathers of sociology?
Karl Marx
Max Webber
Emile Durkheim
What is deductive reasoning
Starting with a big idea, then get data to see if idea is true.
What is inductive reasoning
Start with data, then build the big idea that explains the idea
What are the 3 criteria for causation
Correlation, time order and rule out other explanations.
What is reliability ?
The likelyhood of getting consistent results using the same measure.