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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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| the systematic study of human society |
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| the special point of view that sees general patterns of society in the lives of particular people |
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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 as 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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| gender-conflict theory(feminist theory) |
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| the study of society that focuses on inequality and conflict between women and men |
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| support of social equality for women and men |
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| the study of society that focuses on inequality and conflict between people of different racial and ethnic categories |
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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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| a logical system that bases knowledge on direct, systematic observation |
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| information we can verify with our senses |
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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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| operationalize a variable |
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| specifying exactly what is to be measured before assigning a value to a variable |
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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 variable that causes the change |
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| the variable that changes |
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| an apparent but false relationship between two (or more) variables that is caused by some other variable |
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| personal neutrality in conducting research |
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| the study of society that focuses on the meanings people attach to their social world |
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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 a 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 condition |
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| a statement of a possible relationship between two (or more) variables. |
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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 category |
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