Sociology intro Flashcards
Exam 1 (42 cards)
a sociological ______ helps us understand larger social ______ affect individuals and how individuals affect society.
imagination forces
“August ______ coined the term ______”
Comte sociology
Marx believed that society id divided into the ______ (_____) and the ______ ______ (_______).
have’s capitalist have nots Proletalists
____ ______ posited that an understanding of society requires a “__________” understanding of behavior. Such understanding, or _______”.
Max Weber subjective verstehen
The problem with the twentieth century , he wrote, is the problem of the _____ _______.
color line
Similarly, the parts of a ________, like the parts of a _____, work together to maintain the whole structure.
society body
“…._______ theory examines how and why groups disagree, _______ over power, and ______ for scarce resources..”
Conflict struggle compete
For _____ ______ society is socially ________ through human interpretation,
symbolic interactionist constructed
An ________ variable is a characteristic that has an _____ on the ______ variable, the ______.
Independent effect dependent outcome
_________ is the _______ with which the same measures produces _________ results time after time.
Reliability consistency similar
______ is not _____.
Correlation causation
A survey’s _______ can also substantially affect peoples answers.
wording
“In ________ observation, researchers interact with the people they’re studying;… In______ observation, researchers study phenomenon without being part of the situation.
Participant non participant
A second limitation is the problem of ________: if people know they are being _______, they might behave differently.
reactivity observed
An _______ is a controlled artificial situation that allows researchers to ________ variables and measure the effects.
experiment manipulate
Sociologists rely heavily on ______ ______ an unobtrusive data collection method that examines information collected by ________ _____.
secondary analysis someone else
I think therefore I am
“I am, because we are”
Descartes
Two streams of thought
African Philosophy
Theory
Hypothesis
Scientific Method
Abstract proposition that:
- explains a social situation
- makes predictions about the future!
- is abstract - can’t be tested -
Theory
A testable prediction coming from a theory:
- children who watch more violent tv shows will exhibit more violence during playtime than children who watch less violent programing
Hypothesis
Can the results be confirmed by others conducting the same test.
Replication
The variable whose effect is being studied
this would be the cause
Independent Variable
Behavior or mental process that is being studied
- this is the variable that MIGHT CHANGE in response to the Independent Variable
( this would be the effect)
Dependent Variable
What good fortune for those in power that people do not think
Adolf Hitler
