Quiz 2 Flashcards
(21 cards)
What question did modernism ask
What work do you do
What does structural functionism look at
How everything in society works together
This is MACRO
Postmodernity
Unity/Nixon/fracture/fluidity
Constantly changing
Pessimistic
Asks the question what would u consume
Under modernity we could trust
Institutions
Karl Marx
Sociological theorist
Materialism is one of his concerns
Hegel
Idealism
Idea that materialism wouldn’t exist without idealism
August Comte
Father of sociology
Herbert spencer
Social Darwinism
Sociological theory
Explains the social world and help predict the further
Levels of sociological analysis
Micro and meso
Micro
Structural functionism
Order and stability
Emile Durkheim
5 institutions - religion, economics, politics, education and family
Interdependent
Emile durkheim
Empirical research
Suicide
Organic solidarity
Interdependent on tasks performed and individual rights
Conflict theory
Struggles over resources and power
Karl Marx - labor produces valu and meaning
False consciousness is 5e belief of th dominant class
Weber
Iron cage
Irrationality of rationality
Complex societies have unintended consequences
Steps of the scientific method
Identify a problem or ask a question Conduct a literature review Form hypothesis Choose a research design of method Collect data Analyze data Disseminate findings
Correlation
Relationship between two variables
Causation
A relationship where one variable causes another variable to change
Spurious correlations
A relationship that seems to appear between two variables but actually caused by external forces
Qualitative research
Words/trends and patterns
Quantitative research
Numbers and statistics
