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Sociology - 7th Edition
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
01/13/2008

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Applied Sociology
Definition

the use of sociology to solve problems

from micro level level of family relationships to the macro level of crime & pollution

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Basic (or Pure) Sociology
Definition
Sociological research whose purpose is to make discoveries about life in human groups, not to make changes in those groups
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Class Conflict
Definition
Marx's term for the struggle btwn capitalists & workers
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Closed-ended questions
Definition
questions followed by a list of possible answers to be selected by the respondent
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Conflict Theory
Definition
A theoretical framework in which society is viewed as being composed of groups competing for scarce resouces (Large scale)
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Control Group

Definition
Group of subjects not exposed to the independent variable
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Dependent Variable
Definition
A Factor that is changed by an independent variable
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Documents
Definition
in its narrow sense, written sources that provide date: in its extended sense, archival material of any sort, including photographs, movies, & so on
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Experiment
Definition
the use of control groups and experimental groups and dependent and independent variable to test causation
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Experimental Group
Definition
Group of subjects exposed to the independent variable
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