Soc001 Exam 2

Question 1

concept

Answer 1

a concept is a label given to things that are similar to each other

Question 2

variable

Answer 2

a concept that a researcher has a specific interest in

Question 3

examples of attributes

Answer 3

male/female are two attributes of the variable gender

Question 4

independent variable

Answer 4

influences the dependent variable

Question 5

dependent variable

Answer 5

the variable influenced by the independent variable

Question 6

variable that vary in the same direction

Answer 6

positive relationship

Question 7

variables that vary in opposite direction

Answer 7

negative relationship

Question 8

who wrote the artcile on social disorganization and rural communities

Answer 8

osgood and chambers

Question 9

social siorganization theory

Answer 9

strong networks of social relationships prevent crime and delinquency

Question 10

hypothesis concerning residential instability

Answer 10

juvenile violence will incerase as residential instability increases

Question 11

residential instability

Answer 11

when the population of an area is constantly chnaging

Question 12

why is ethnic diversity a problem

Answer 12

adults are unable to communicate with one another

Question 13

what is family disruption and why is it a problem

Answer 13

when there are more children than oarents in the community and the parents can’t take care of the chilldren. they can’t supervise themq

Question 14

how to title a table

Answer 14

dependent BY independent varaible

Question 15

which variable goes in cloumns of table

Answer 15

independent

Question 16

which variable goes in rows of table

Answer 16

dependent variable

Question 17

where should precentages go in a table

Answer 17

down the column

Question 18

how do you measure youth violence

Answer 18

arrest rates for persons aged 11-17 for murder, rape, robbery, etc

Question 19

how do you measure residential instability

Answer 19

proportion of housholds that have moved from another dwelling in the past 5 uears

Question 20

how do you measure family disruption

Answer 20

Family disruption was indexed by (the number of) female-headed households (in the county), expressed as a proportion of all households with children.

Question 21

content analysis

Answer 21

scrutiny of the text, its author, and the time it was written

Question 22

observational research

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when researchers view their specimen in their natural environment, not a lab

Question 23

phrasing a survey

Answer 23

treat your readers like 7th graders

Question 24

double negatives

Answer 24

do you hate me or not?

Question 25

double barreled

Answer 25

do you like ice cream and your favorite dog?

Question 26

loaded

Answer 26

do you agree witht he democrats that the republicans do suck

Question 27

marathon

Answer 27

what do you think we should do on campus, make the kids study, if we do this blah blah blah

Question 28

howthorne effect

Answer 28

simply knowing that you are being studied skews your answers

Question 29

unobstrusive methods

Answer 29

studying people without them knowing it

Question 30

artifacts

Answer 30

draw9ing conclusions about poeople from there things

Question 31

existing statistics

Answer 31

using us census data

Question 32

name 3 unobtrusive methods for research

Answer 32

artifacts, exisiting statistics, content analysis

Question 33

informed consent

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consent received from participant once they know the benefits and harms of project

Question 34

IRB

Answer 34

institutional review board that makes sure researchewrs have put enougb thought into their work

Question 35

cultural diffusion and example

Answer 35

things adopted by other cultures | americans eating sushi

Question 36

cultural leveling

Answer 36

when you experience many areas eating cheeseburgers

Question 37

subculture example

Answer 37

amish

Question 38

counter culture example

Answer 38

KKK

Question 39

idioculture and example

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when small groups have their own culture such a little league baseball teams or classrooms

Question 40

5 parts of non material culture

Answer 40

``` symbols values beliefs language norms ```

Question 41

symbol

Answer 41

$

Question 42

value

Answer 42

hard work

Question 43

belief

Answer 43

men are stronger than women

Question 44

culture as product of action

Answer 44

culture is made by people doing things

Question 45

culture as conditioning element

Answer 45

culture shapes the way our future actions occur

Question 46

achieved status

Answer 46

being a doctor or spouse

Question 47

ascribed status

Answer 47

sex, race, ethnicity

Question 48

examples of primary group

Answer 48

small informal groups like friends and family

Question 49

examples of secondary groups

Answer 49

larger formal groups like univiersities or nations

Question 50

master status definition and example

Answer 50

when somebody is expected to act a certain way because of a very distinct group EX: a black doctor

Question 51

roles

Answer 51

sum total of expectations about behavior strributed to a specific social status

Question 52

role conflict

Answer 52

when demands of different roles clash

Question 53

status

Answer 53

position one holds in a social structure

Question 54

status inconsistency

Answer 54

when an individual occupys multiple statuses that do not mesh wioth social expectations

Question 55

name 4 attributes of institutions

Answer 55

conservative change slowly interdependent differ from one society to another

Question 56

what is the difference between a social structure and institution

Answer 56

an institution is a set of ideas about how social structures ought to be organized

Question 57

examples of institutions vs social structures

Answer 57

institutions: military or education | social structure: preschool elementary

Question 58

how does a social institution survive

Answer 58

by remaining self sufficient

Question 59

how does an institution remain self sufficient

Answer 59

getting new members, avoiding enemies, etc

Question 60

society

Answer 60

the totality of people and social relations in a given geographic space

Question 61

code of the streets

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a set of interpersonal behavior rules that govern personal behavior and violence

Question 62

street belief in police

Answer 62

represent a white dominant society that doesn't care about the inner city

Question 63

decent belief of police

Answer 63

decents have some belief in mainstream society

Question 64

is the code of the streets a dub culture?

Answer 64

no, a counter culture

Question 65

jackets, sneakers, god jewelry also show

Answer 65

a willingness to possess things requiring defense

Question 66

juice

Answer 66

respect

Question 67

operationalize

Answer 67

creating variables that can be attached to concept

Question 68

attribute

Answer 68

values the variable can take