Symbols, Interactionism & Functional Analysis: Keys to Understanding Society
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            symbols are the key to understanding how we view the world & communicate w/ one another  Charles Horton Cooley & George Hebert Mead
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        symbolic interactionism
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            society is a whole unit, made up of interrelated parts that work together  Robert K. Merton
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        functional analysis
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            provides a third person society and is composed of groups that compete with one another for scarce resources  Karl Marx
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        conflict theory
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            1. selecting a topic 2. defining the problem 3. reviewing the literature 4. formulating a hypothesis 5. choosing a research method 6. collecting the data 7. analyzing the results 8. sharing the results
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        research model
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            what do you want to know more about? Follow your curiosity.
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        1. selecting a topic
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            Specify what you want to learn about the topic.
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        2. defining the problem
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            must read on the topic. helps to narrow down the problem. may also help pinpoint any specific questions
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        3. Reviewing the literature
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            predicts a relationship between variables. hypothesis must be a able to be test/experiment.
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        4. formulating a hypothesis
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            how are you going to collect your data?
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        5. choosing a research method
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            must be valid. be certain of what you are measuring. data must be reliable
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        6. collecting your data
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            test hypothesis
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        7. analyzing the results
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            write a report on your findings to share. compare your findings with published reports on the topic & examine how they support or disagree with theories from others
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        8. sharing the results
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            the use of control & experimental groups & dependent & independent variables to test causation-- allow us to determine cause & effect
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        experiments
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            the collection of data by having people answer a series of questions
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        survey
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            research in which the researcher participates in a research setting while observing what is happening in that setting
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        participant observation
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            the analysis of data that have been collected by other researchers
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        secondary research
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            august comte
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        positivism
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            Herbert spencer
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        survival of the fittest
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            karl marx
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        class conflict
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            emile durkheim
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        social integration
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            max weber
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        protestant ethic
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            -1st African American to earn a doctorate at Harvard  -studied racism & soci at Atlanta Univ. 1897  -published a book on relations of blacks & whites  -founder of NAACP
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        W.E.B DuBois
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            MIT B.S. 1888
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        marion talbot
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            Univ. of Chicago Masters Philosophy 1909
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        grace abbott
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            Columbia Univ M.A. 1910
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        frances perkins
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            feminism
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        harriet martineau
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            fisk univ 1882-84
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        ida b. wells
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            understanding human behavior by placing it within its border social context
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        sociological perspective
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            phase 1: against helping the poor--their deaths were good for the progress of society.  phase 2: basic "real" sociology  phase 3: current--swinging toward applying sociological knowledge
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        sociologys tension: research vs. reform
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            group memberships that people have because of their location in history/society  EX.) jobs, gender, income, race, education, ethnicity, age, ideas/behavior
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        social location
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            each society is in a large stream of events. Gives each society specific character ideas about what roles are proper for men & women
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        why is history essential for sociological perception?
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            people's experiences within a specific historical setting. Your experiences become a part of your thinking/ motivation
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        why is biography essential for sociological perception?
