Sociology 115 – Flashcards
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Sociologist emphasize that_______ is most responsible for a persons chance in life
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Socioeconomic status/ opportunites
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to study human behavior, sociologist use___.
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observation, reasoning, analysis/ questioning
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the fundamental principle or lesson of sociology is that
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all human behaviors occur in a societal context
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a fundamental concept for using ones sociological imagination is the distinction that mill made between
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individuals and society
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which of the following is not a condition that led to the development of sociology
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change in monarchy, religion, mixing of societies/global market, enlightment
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what did emile, karl, and max have in common?
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european classical thinkers, macrosociological sociologist
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what is the purpose of sociological theory?
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to organize observations and apply them to societal questions
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theoretical frameworks that strive to understand society as a whole ____, framework that center on face to face social interaction is_____
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Macrosoc, Microsoc
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while _____, emphasizes shared public values and order that exist in society ______ emphasizes the role and power and social order maintained by domination by powerful
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functionalism, conflict
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difference between symbolic interaction and conflict
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SI is MICROsoc and focuses on meaning we give things, conflict focuses on abstract institutions
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complex system that includes a group's belief, values, dress is a way of life
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culture
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example of non-material culture
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norms, laws customs., ideas, beliefs
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regardless of where it is found culture is found in the world, culture is:
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shared, learned, taken for granted, symbolic, varies across time and place.
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why are norms such an important element of culture?
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they are the expectations for how we are to behave in a given situation in society
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freedom, justice education and money are examples of?
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values
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A person who criticizes the Amish farmer as "Backward" is
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Enthnocentrism
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cultural hegemony refers to
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persuasive and extensive influence of ones culture throughout an entire society. Produces mass culture
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professor carter has read the previous research completed on her research ? she is
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replication study
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persons parents are divorced that the person is more likely to become divorced. This is called...
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deductive reasoning
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parental prejudice on attutudes of their child, the attitudes are...
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the DV
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how students feel about the cost of living on reseidential halls
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Qualitative
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Qualitative research is based on
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a central research question or hypothesis
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Not a sociological research question
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closed and opened ended questions
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"Study time determines the grades that students earn" what is study time?
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The IV
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which of these is not a survey?
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they are questionaires, interviews
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permits sociologist to be both a subjective participant and objective observer at the same time is called
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participant observer
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when conclusions are based on systematic and careful observations the study may be said to be
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reliable
