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| a systematic approach to thinking about studying and understanding society, human social behavior, and social groups |
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| coined the term “sociology”; he’s considered the founder of sociology |
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| a conflict theorist who believed that conflict was usually a result of economy; result of conflict is change in society |
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| theorist who believed that societies were held together by common values/beliefs; looked at contribution of parts of a society and its impact on the whole; He did the 1st studies on suicide and was the 1st to apply the scientific method to human |
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| considered the most influential American Sociologist; viewed society as a stable, though complex system of interdependent parts, each of which performed a function important to the system |
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| an influential American Sociologist; his theories about the power elite set the stage for research on the American power structure; synonymous with term “sociological imagination” |
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| basing an understanding on personal values and experiences; human judgment plays a role therefore; biases can & do occur |
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| research conducted to provide solutions to immediate, practical problems |
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| research conducted for the sake of knowledge |
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| system of rules, procedures and principles that guides scientific investigation |
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| involves direct observance using the senses (sight, hearing) |
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| any characteristic that can change or differ from time to time, person to person or place to place |
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| when one variable has an influence on another |
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| determining the relationship between two variables (can be positive, negative, or none) |
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| method used in experimentation that helps eliminate extraneous cause to a relationship between 2 Variables |
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| entire group of people the researcher is focused on studying (single mothers, men age 21, etc) |
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| subjects chosen in a way that allows every member of the population an equal chance of being selected for the sample (should be a representative sample) |
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| a principle used by Max Weber that means empathetic understanding; |
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| shared ideas held collectively by people within a given culture |
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| Sociology defined is a systematic approach to thinking about studying and understanding society, human social behavior, and social groups It’s primary focus: groups rather than individuals Sociologists love to watch social interaction: the ways people behave towards, respond to and influence one another Groups: main frame of reference of sociologists |
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| Characteristics of Sociology |
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Characteristics of Sociology:
regarded as a science by sociologists
a social science (uses methods of science in order to study human social behavior) concerned with human social behavior on a relatively large scale (ex: how minorities will respond rather than individuals)
Sociology as a discipline – less advanced; difficulties of subjects having self- awareness of being studied |
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| Science - Logical, systematic methods by which knowledge is acquired as well as the actual body of knowledge produced by these methods |
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| Natural sciences: physical and biological (much more objective) |
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| Social sciences: human behavior (more subjective – more challenging to study human subjects) |
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| The Social Sciences - related group of disciplines that study various aspects of human behavior |
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