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| the sociological study of society is based on the ____________ of social behavior. |
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| "deep emotions and firm convictions." |
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| sociology studies things that generate |
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*offer a way to put aside personal prejudices with logic and systematic observation
*let us look at the world that lies beyond and behind our own perspectives
**looking at the world using the sociological perspective
**being curious and asking questions |
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social science research methods:
two key requirements? |
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| researchers strive for _________, being as neutral and unbiased as possible |
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-important not to impose our personal value judgements on the things being studied
**to do so prevents a full understanding of the facts
**it is understood that no research can be completely value-free
**personal values always influence the questions we ask and the interpretations of the results. |
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| "scientific" or emperical |
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sees society as seperate, objective, measurable reality
--based on systematic observation and measurement of social behavior |
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sees society as ongoing interaction
--focuses on the meanings people attach to their social worlds |
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sees society as categories and patterns of inequality
--emphasizes the need for social change |
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-survey
-interview
-experiment
-observation
-ethnography
-content analysis |
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| research studies can include one or more of the following methods |
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longitudinal-following people or data through time
snapshot-looking at a breif period or single event |
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