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Social Deviance
Sociol 1650 at University of Missouri - Methods and Methodological Concerns
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
09/11/2012

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Basic Research
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describe some aspect of society and advance our understanding of it
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applied research
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directly address some problem or need in society
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public sociology
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the effort to bring the findings of both basic and applied sociological research to a broader nonacademic audience
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empirical evidence
Definition
evidence that can be observed and/or documented using the human senses (quantitative or qualitative data)
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survey
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a data collection technique (most common in sociol)
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population
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the target group of the study
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sample
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part of the population that represents the whole (the studied sample)
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random sample
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every element of the population has an equal chance of being chosen
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Generalize
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describe large-scale patters based on sample findings
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intensive interview (qualitative research)
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data gathering technique that uses open-ended questions during somewhat lengthy face-to-face sessions
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focus groups (qualitative research)
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interviews of a group over a specific topic
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field research (qualitative research)
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the researcher observes some aspect of social life in its natural setting
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participant observation (qualitative research)
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the researcher both observes and actively takes part in the setting or community being studied
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secondary data analysis (qualitative research)
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uses data previously collected by other researchers
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content analysis (qualitative research)
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a variety of techniques that enable researchers to systematically summarize and analyze the content of various forms of communication- written, spoken, pictorial
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Social Experiments
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the researcher manipulates an IV under controlled conditions to determine if change in an IV produces change in DV, thereby establishing a cause and effect relationship
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The Asch Experiments
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used lines and a group of actors to show how one will conform to an obviously wrong answer in order to fit in
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confederates (the asch experiments)
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an experiment participant who is aware of the experiment
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group think (the asch experiments)
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group pressure to conform despite individual misgivings (or when a group reaches an illogical conclusion together for the same reasons)
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in-group (the asch experiments)
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those considered to belong to a group
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out-group (the asch experiments)
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group composed of those who are excluded from the in-group and it's collective knowledge
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as group cohesiveness increases...
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so does conformity (the asch experiments)
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social status affects the likelihood of...
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conformity (the asch experiments)
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appearance of unanimity...
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affects the likelihood of conformity (the asch experiments)
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Nuremberg Trials
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-nazi soldiers on trial: civilized
-claimed to be following orders
-conformity
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Milgrim Experiment
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1961 at Yale
-obedience to authority (will a subject "teacher" willingly hurt another subject "student" when authority tells him to?)
-usually, yes
-led to rethinking experimental ethics
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The Standford Prison Experiments
Definition
Zimbardo, Stanford 1971
-subject prisoners vs. subject guards
-guards took on roles, prisoners took on roles
-shut down due to startling results
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