Sociological perspectives Flashcards
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What is a case study?
A type of study that is an intensive examination of a single group, incident, or community.
What are closed-ended questions?
A type of questioning that requires the participant to answer using a limited, predetermined set of responses.
Who is Auguste Comte?
A sociologist who was concerned with improving social conditions in society and is known as the ‘father of sociology’.
What did Emile Durkheim believe?
He believed that human behavior is explained by social factors rather than psychological factors.
What was Harriet Martineau’s belief?
She believed that women’s lack of economic power kept them dependent on society.
How did Herbert Spencer explain social stability?
He compared social stability to the human body.
What is an interview in sociological research?
A survey method in which a researcher asks questions and records answers.
What did Jane Addams achieve?
She won the Nobel Peace Prize for her role in the Women’s Social Reforms in America.
What did Karl Marx identify?
He identified two classes in society.
What theory did Max Weber develop?
He developed a theory that human beings act based on their own understanding of the situation.
What are open-ended questions?
A type of questioning that requires the participant to answer in his or her own words.
What is Social Darwinism?
A term for natural social selection which leads to the survival of the fittest in society.
What is sociology?
The science of studying society.
What is a survey in sociological research?
A research method in which people respond to questions.
What does Verstehen mean?
A term for understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others.
Who is WEB Du Bois?
A sociologist focused on social policies that treated blacks as inferior in society.
