Studying society Flashcards
(26 cards)
what are social structures?
the different groups and institutions that make up society
what are social processes?
the means by which something takes place in society
Social issues
issues and problems that affect individuals, groups and communities in their daily lives
social stratification…..poverty and inequality
discrimination
…..formal and informal control, knife,teenage and fear of crime
legal system
social processes of the education system
secondary socialisation, labelling, the development of subcultures
social issues with families
the dark side, quality of parenting, teenage parenthood
what is culture?
way of life of a society including its values,norms, beliefs and language
psychology is…?
the science of mind and behaviour
biology is…?
the study of living organisms
1 of research process=
developing research aims and hypotheses
2 of research process=
carrying out a pilot study
3 of research process=
selecting a sample
4 of research process=
collecting the data
5 of research process=
analyzing the data
6 of research process=
evaluating the study’s aims, methods,findings and conclusions
what are research aims?
what you intend to investigate- focus
what is a hypothesis?
informed guess you want to research
Why do a pilot study?
check wording, make sure it doesn’t take too long, unclear questions
how do you evaluate the study?
write articles about their research, peer reviewed
probability sampling ( random)
equal chances - simple random, systematic and stratificied
non probabilty sampling
snowball, quota, purposive ( not likely to be representative)
through contact with one member, researcher is introduced to others
snowball
each member of the population has an equal chance
simple random
