Classical Theorists
Known for his theories on the role of capital and class in shaping society.
Karl Marx
Views society through the lens of struggle between different groups.
Conflict Theory
This method involves structured conversations with study participants.
Interviews
Known for pioneering the framework of intersectionality.
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Data that is numerical and can be used in mathematical calculations.
Quantitative data
Studied suicide in England through the lens of social integration and control.
Emile Durkheim
Views society as engineered to maximize functionality.
Structural Functionalism
This method usually produces quantitative data and relies on a very large amount of responses.
Surveys
The Black Feminist author who introduced the concept of positionality.
Patricia Hill Collins
Data that consists of open responses and are not numerical.
Qualitative data
Max Weber
Views society as a series of interactions which utilize various signals to create shared understanding.
Symbolic Interactionism
This method involves observation of social spaces and/or interactions with detailed notes.
Ethnography
Proposed five different forms of capital that are passed down generationally, along with habitus.
Pierre Bourdieu
Data that is not numerical and is chosen from a specific list of responses.
Categorical data
Coined the term "the Sociological Imagination"
C. Wright Mills
Looks at how structures of oppression overlap in society and impact individuals.
Intersectionality
This method involves comparing large amounts of pre-existing data or media.
Content Analysis
Examined the roles of emotions in interactions and coined the term "emotional labor."
Arlie Russell Hochschild
This type of variable is used to make categorial data into quantitative data.
Dummy variable
Credited as the founder of Sociology and went on to found the "Religion of Humanity."
Auguste Comte
A contemporary approach to conflict theory that broadens its scope, seeks social change, and incorporates multiple disciplines of study.
Critical Theory
This strategy is used across several methods when attempting to identify themes in a dataset.
Coding
These two theorists wrote "The Dialectic of Enlightenment," which argues that scientific progress leads to new systems of domination.
Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer
This value is used to determine the likelihood of a certain outcome.
p-value