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| The systematic study of human society. |
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| Seeing the general in the particular. By this Peter Berger meant that sociology helps us see general patterns in the behavior of particular people. |
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| The study of the larger world and our society's place in it. |
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| The nations with the highest overall standards of living. |
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| Nations with a standard of living about average for the world as a whole. |
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| Nations with a low standard of living in which most people are poor. |
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| A scientific approach to knowledge based on "positive" facts are opposed to mere speculation. |
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| A statement of how and why specific facts are related. |
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| A basic image of society that guides thinking and research. |
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Structural Functional Approach
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| A framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. |
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| Any relatively stable pattern of social behavior. |
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| The consequences of a social pattern for the operation of society as a whole. |
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| The recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern. |
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| The unrecognized and unintended consequences of any social pattern. |
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| Any social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society. |
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| A framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change. |
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| A point of view that focuses on inequality and conflict between men and women. |
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| Support of social equality for women and men. |
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| A point of view that focuses on inequality and conflict between people of different racial and ethnic catergories. |
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| A broad focus on social structures that shape society as a whole. |
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| A Close Up focus on social interaction in specific situations. |
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Symbolic Interaction Approach
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| A framework for building theory that sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals. |
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| The study of society based on scientific observation of social behavior |
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| Information we can verify with our own senses. |
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| A logical system that develops knowledge from direct, systematic observation. |
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| A mental construct that represents some aspect of the world in a simplified form. |
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| A concept whose value changes from case to case. |
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| A procedure for determining the value of a variable in a specific case. |
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| Consistency in measurement |
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| Actually measuring exactly what you intend to measure |
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| A relationship in which two (or more) variables change together. |
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| A relationship in which change in one variable (the independent variable) causes change in another (the dependent variable). |
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| The study of society that focuses on discovering the meanings people attach to their social worlds. |
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| The study of society that focuses on the need for social change. |
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| The personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male. |
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| a systematic plan for doing research. |
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| A research method for investigating cause and effect under highly controlled conditions. |
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| A research method in which subjects respond to a series of statements or questions on a questionnaire or in an interview. |
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| A research method in which investigators systematically observe people while joining them in their routine activities. |
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| A simplified description applied to every person in some catergory. |
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