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Term
sociological perspective
Definition
the general in the particular
Term
Four Different ways of knowing
Definition
religious knowledge
direct knowledge
Aesthetic Knowledge
and
Conventional
Term
sociological perspective
Definition
seeing the general in the particular
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sociological perspective
Definition
seeing the general in the particular
Term
social structure
Definition
any relatively stable pattern in social behaviour
Term
examples of social structures
Definition
families, workplace, community, and classroom
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Durkheim's idea on suicide
Definition
people with strong social ties had low suicide rates and more individualistic categories of people had high suicide rates
Term
(uncovering surface reality)
Definition
Seeing the general in the particular
Term
(the 'taken for granted' world)
Definition
Seeing the strange in the familiar
Term
social structure
Definition
Social structure refers to the enduring, orderly and patterned relationships between elements of a society.
Term
social order
Definition
the stable part of social life
Term
Watch analogy
Definition
if you take a watch a part it's just many little pieces therefore it's not just the sum of it's part it's the way they are put together and the way the pieces are related together
Term
social change
Definition
transformation of culture and social institutions over time
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macro-level orientation
Definition
broad focus on social structures that shapes society as a whole
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micro level orientation
Definition
a close up focus on social interaction in specific situations
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common sense
Definition
based on belief and common agreement
Term
positivism
Definition
a way of understanding based on science
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obstacles
Definition
ethics
cost
limited range of control
subjectivity
researcher presence/interaction
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3 key paradigms
Definition
structural functional
sympolic interactionism
social conflict
Term
social conflict
Definition
dominant forces that effect society are rooted in conflict
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structural functional
Definition
society is made up of different parts that fit together to make a whole
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Symbolic Interaction
Definition
sees social life as emerging from the interactions of many social actors
Term
hypothesis
Definition
a statement of relationship between two or more concepts
Term
dependent variable
Definition
dependent on in the independent variable
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independent variable
Definition
independent variable functions on its own
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validity
Definition
the quality of measuring exactly what you intend to measure
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reliability
Definition
consistency in measurement
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methodology
Definition
a set of procedures and research activities used to look for social patterns and regularities
Term
random sampling
Definition
when a reasearcher randomly selects people to participate in a study
Term
3 founding fathers
Definition
weber
durkheim
Marx
Term
3 basic ways to distinguish ones society is through...
Definition
production
distribution and
consumption
Term
mode of production
Definition
recognizes how each society produces, distributes and consumes differently
Term
means of production are such things as
Definition
materials, tools, technology
Term
characteristics of Capitalist mode of production
Definition
profit
complex division of labour
rationalization
bureaucracy
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commodities
Definition
produced based on an exchange for profit
Term
organic solidarity
Definition
social bonds based on specialization and interdependence that are strong among memner of the industrial societies
Term
norms
Definition
an established rule or standard that governs our conduct in social situations in which we participate
Term
norms are significant from the perspective of the individual because>>>
Definition
they make it so you don't have to make decisions
Term
norms are signifcant from the perspective of scoeity because...
Definition
to maintain the status quo and keep things functioning
Term
socialization links
Definition
the individual to society
Term
role conflict
Definition
conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses
Term
role strain
Definition
conflict among the roles connected to a single status
Term
Cooley's self development theory
Definition
the looking glass theory
Term
looking glass theory
Definition
the way in which a persons sense of self is derived from the perceptions of others
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Mead's 3 stages of development
Definition
Prepatory (imitation)
Role Play
Game Stage
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