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| stresses the social contexts in which people live. |
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| a group of people who share a culture and a territory |
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| the corners in life that people occcupy because of where they are located in society |
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| the corners in life that people occcupy because of where they are located in society |
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| using objective, systematci observations to test theories |
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| Coined the term "survival of the fittest" |
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| the degree to which people are tied to their social group |
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| analyzing some aspect of society with no goal other than gaining knowledge |
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| using sociology to solve problems |
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| middle ground between research and reform |
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| general statement about how some parts of the world fit together and how they work |
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| symbols (things to which we attach meaning) are key to understanding how we view the world and communicate with one another |
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| society is a whole unit, made up of interrelated parts that work togehter |
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| key to human history is class conflict |
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| large-scale patterns of society |
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| what people do when they are in one another's prescence |
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| gestures, use of space, etc |
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| First stage of the research model |
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| second stage of the research model |
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| third stage of the research model |
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| fourth stage of the research model |
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| statement about what you expect to find according to predictions that are based on a theory |
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| factors that vary, or change |
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| precise ways to measure the variables |
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| Research method or research design |
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| the means by which you collect your data |
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| your operational definitions must measure what they are intended to measure |
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| if other researchers use your operational definitions, their findings will be consistent with yours |
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| Choosing a research method |
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| fifth stage of the research model |
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| sixth stage of the research model |
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| seventh stage of the research model |
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| eighth stage of the research model |
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| ask individual a series of questions |
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| target group you are trying to study |
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| individuals from your target population |
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| the people who answer your questions to express their own opinion |
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| followed by a list of possible answers |
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| allow people to answer in their own words |
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| Participant observation or fieldwork |
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| researcher participates in a research setting while observing what is happening in that setting |
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| researcher focuses on a single event, situation, or even individual |
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| researchers analyze data that others have collected |
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| recieves some kind of therapy |
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| something that causes a change in another variable |
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| variable that might change |
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| observing the behavior of people who are not aware that they are being studied |
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| Beliefs about what is good or desirable in life and the way the world ought to be |
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| a sociologist's values should not affect social research |
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| value neutrality should be the hallmark of social research |
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| repeating a study in order to compare the new results with the original findings |
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| the language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and even material objects that are passed from one generation to the next |
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| jewelry, art, buildings, weapons, machines, etc. |
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| group's way of thinking (its beliefs, values, and other assumptions about the world), including language and gestures |
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| disorientation experienced when going from one culture to another |
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| tendency to use our own group's ways of doing things to judge other cultures |
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| we can try to understand a culture on its own terms |
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| central component of nonmaterial culture is the set of symbls that people use |
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| something to which people attach meaning and that they then use to communicate with one another |
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| movements of the body to communicate with others |
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| symbols that can be combined in an infinate number of ways for the purpose of communicating abstract thought |
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| indicates that rather than objects and events forcing themselves onto our consciousness, it is our language that directs our consciousness and hence our perception of objects and events |
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| ideas of what is desirable in life |
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| describes those expectations or rules of behaviors that develop out of a group's values |
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| reactions people recieve for following or breaking norms |
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| reflects disapproval for breaking a norm |
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| norms that are not strictly enforced |
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| taken much more seriously, essential to our core values, insist on conformity |
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| norm so strongly ingrained that even the thought of its violation is greeted with revulsion |
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| a world within a larger world of dominant culture |
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| Bodybuilders, teenagers, politicians |
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| group's values and norms place it at odds with the dominant culture |
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| Example of counterculture |
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| made up of many different groups |
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| Thirteen US Values according to the book |
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| Achievement and success, individualism, hard work, efficiency and practicality, science and technology, material comfort, freedom, democracy, equality, group superiority, education, religiosity, romantic love. |
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| values are not independent units; some cluster together to form a larger whole |
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| Examples of emerging values |
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| Leisure, self-fulfillment, physcial fitness, youthfulness, and concern for the environment |
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| refer to the values, norms, and goals that a group considers ideal |
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| the norms and values that people actually follow |
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| emerging technology that has a significant impact on social life |
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| not all parts of a culture change at the same pace |
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| groups are most open to changes in their technology or material culture by learning from one another and adopting things they find desirable |
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| process in which cultures become more and more similar to one another |
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| Peter Berger's 1st Lesson |
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| the world is not what it appears to be |
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| Peter Berger's 2nd Lesson |
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| what people say and do are often different |
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| Peter Berger's 3rd Lesson |
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| sociology is unpopular because it debunks our cherished beliefs |
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| Examples of broad social forces |
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| economy, unemployment, technology, military, war... |
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| "Gang Leader for a Day" was an example of what? |
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| According to "America the Beautiful", fashion models have what types of bodies compared with average American women? |
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| Fashion industry creates what among average American women? |
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| Who were the groups responsible for the Lost Boys' support? |
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| Churches, private agencies, etc. |
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| What was the reason Mario Bahuja didn't hand over his notes? |
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| What is the number one cause of deaths by vehicle? |
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| Why did the Lost Boys become lost? |
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| What is an example of violating a folkway from the Lost Boys video? |
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| Men holding hands in public in Sudan |
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| What were two of C. Wright Mills' theories? |
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| History and social structure make up who you are |
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