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| systematic study of human society |
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| general patterns in particular ppl |
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| the larger world and our society's place in it |
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coined "sociology" -product of development stages
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| society expresses God's will |
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| society is natural, not supernatural |
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| scientific approach w/ phys world and sociology |
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| sci approach to knowledge w/ + facts, not speculation |
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| statem of how & 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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| theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work tog. to promote solidarity & stability |
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| any relatively stable pattern or behavior |
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consequences of social patterns for operation of society as a whole |
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| the recognized and intended consequences of social patterns |
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the unintended consequenses of social patterns
Ex: find spouse in college |
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| social patterns that disrupt operation of society |
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| theory that sees society as an areana of inequality that generates conflict and change |
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| focuses on inequality and conflict b/t men and women |
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support of social equality for men and women |
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-1st women sociologist
-translated Comte from Fr to Engl
-doc evils of slavery, laws to protect fact workers, unionize right |
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| focuses on inequality and conflict b/t ppl of diff racial & ethnic categories |
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-1st doctorate to colored
-found Atl Sociological Labratory
-helped find NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored Ppl) |
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broad focus on social structures that shape society as a whole
(structural and social(also micro)
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| close up focus on social interaction in specific situations |
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| symbolic-interaction approach |
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| theory that sees society as the product of everyday interactions of individuals |
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s/o society based on scientific observation of social behavior
(Comte) |
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| a logical syst that develops knowledge from direct, systematic observation |
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| info we can verify with our senses |
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| 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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| procedure for determing value in a specific case |
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consistancy in measurement
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measuring exactly what you intend to measure
(bullseye) |
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| variables change together |
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| change in one variable causes change in another |
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s/o society that focuses on discovering meanings ppl attach to their social world
(interpretation, or understanding the meanings ppl create in their everyday lives)
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| positivity vs interpretive |
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1. observable action vs ppl's understanding
2. objective reality out there vs subjective
3. quantitative vs qualitative
4. what vs why
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s/o society focusing on need for social change
(activists) |
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| personal traits and social positions members attach to being male or female |
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"focus on the male"
approaching issue from male perspective
(gynocentricity-female) |
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| use info from men for everyone |
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| man and wife (=) as "head" and "support work" |
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| subject reacts to researcher, interfering w/ research |
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systematic plan for doing research
-experiment
-survey
-participant observation
-existing sources
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| method for investigating cause and effect under highly controlled conditions |
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| method where subjects respond to statements or questions |
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method where investigators systematicaly observe ppl while joining them in their routine activities
-fieldwork in natural setting |
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