Thinkers
Concepts
Research
Methods
Wild card
100
Thomas Hobbes believed people were...

Naturally selfish

100

In Bob's Burgers, who was the bourgeoisie?

Tammy, Jimmy Jr. Zeke, Jacqueline, and eventually Tina

100

Define correlation

Correlation means two variables change together, but it does not prove one caused the other.

100

What is society?

A group of people who share a culture and/or a territory.

100

What was the Stanford Prison experiment?

A psychological experiment gone wrong after "prison guards" were unusually cruel to the volunteer prisoners

200

Rousseau believed people were...

naturally good 

200

What is a social norm?

Unwritten, informal rules of social conduct

200

Define causation

When two variables changes because one CAUSES the change of the other.

200

How do we define sociology?

Sociology is the scientific study of society and human behavior?

200

What might be one modern example of the bourgeoisie and proletariat?

Jeff Bezos and his warehouse workers
300

Marx believed that ________________ was the main struggle we face in life

economic differences or class struggles

300

What is positivism?

Applying scientific methods and observable evidence to study societal patterns

300

What is generalizability?

When findings from a smaller research sample can reasonably apply to the larger population.

300

What does it mean when we look for the general in the particular?

When we see general patterns in specific individual behaviors.

300

How did Hobbes think we should address the organization of society?

We should have a strong centralized authority like a king.

400

The bourgeoisie extracts ________________ from the proletariat

surplus value 

400
What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative research?

Qualitative research focuses on meaning and experiences while quantitative focuses on numbers and statistical analysis

400

What is social status?

The difference of power or position between groups of people (teacher vs student)
400

What is the definition of a social issue and give an example?

A phenomenon stretching across groups/society with shared causes and effects (racial segregation by area)

400

How did Rousseau think we should address the organization of society?

People should organize themselves in an electoral democracy.

500

What does the bourgeoisie have that we do not?

The means of production

500

What is the difference between an independent and dependent variable?

An IV is the factor manipulated or changed by the researcher and the DV is the outcome being measured by the researcher

500

What is the sociological imagination?

The ability to look for and wonder about relationship among people and events.
500
What is one of the social norms we have discussed breaking in this class?

Daisy barking when the bells rings, farting in class, facing toward the window in class.

500

What is the name of my dog?

Kechalu or Lulu

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