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| Study of Society by observing social behavior |
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Information proved by common sense. - Observed thru personal experience
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| What is Empirical Evidence used for? |
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| Used in situations that can only be recorded by personal interpretations. |
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| A study calculated at consistent variables. |
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Mental consistency that represents a part of the world in simplified form. Ex; The idea that americans are mostly white. |
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Concept that changes from case to case. Ex; The idea that America is made up of white people, but only in the variable of how many per location. |
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Value of the variable Ex; There are 15,000 white people living in Small Town, Nebraska. |
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| A relationship where two or more variables change together. |
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| Two variables that are affected by a third variable. |
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Limitations to scientific sociology |
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- Human Behavior cannot be precisely measured
- Human response to surroundings. (Observer may affect outcome)
- Constant change in social patterns
- Sociological cannot maintain neutrality 100%
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| Systematic plan for conducting research |
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| List four research methods |
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