This theorist coined the term “sociology”- He is considered the Grandfather of sociology.
Who is Auguste Comte?
100
This involves looking at numerical data in order to find patterns.
What is Statistics?
100
This perspective argues that social phenomenon can be explained in terms of the functions or contributions they make to society.
What is Functionalism?
100
Judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture.
What is Ethnocentrism?
100
This is an academic discipline that seeks to systematically study the structure of human social life,.
What is sociology?
200
This theorist states that “all human history thus far is the history of class struggles.”
Who is Karl Marx?
200
This method allows variables to be controlled in a systematic way.
What is an Experiment?
200
This theory argues that humans weigh the pro's and con's of each decision before taking action.
What is Rational choice theory?
200
These rules of conduct specify appropriate conduct in a range of social situations, and can come from a variety of social influences including family, religion, and school.
What are norms?
200
This refers to the organized patterns of social relationships and social institutions that constitute society.
What is social structure?
300
This theorist concludes that certain aspects of the Protestant religion led to the rise of capitalism in the west.
Who is Max Weber
300
Asking questions personally and getting extended answers.
What is interview?
300
This theoretical perspective questioned the idea that men's lives are representative of all experiences.
What is feminism?
300
A type of norm, these regulate day-to-day interactions and exchanges.
What are folkways?
300
Thinking ourselves away from the familiar and looking at it with new eyes, seeing patterns that influence individuals and groups.
What is C. Wright Mill's concept of the “sociological imagination”?
400
This theorist argued there are two types of social cohesion: organic solidarity and mechanical solidarity.
Who is Durkheim?
400
A way of studying people firsthand by observing them in their natural settings.
what is Ethnography?
400
These theories of devience ask “Why aren't people deviant?”
What are control theories?
400
Not consistent across all situations and subcultures, these behaviors don't conform to the norms held by a group.
What is Deviance?
400
This “level of analysis” investigates large scale social systems like the economy.
What is the Macro level of analysis?
500
The first African American to earn a doctorate at Harvard, this theorist focused on race relations in the United States.
Who is W. E. B. DuBois?
500
Using more than one method in a single piece of research in order to supplement and confirm the others.
What is triangulation or mixed methods?
500
This theory argues that people continue deviant behavior when they are labeling in a certain way.
What is Labeling theory?
500
This is a positive social value that a person claims for him/her self.
What is “face” (Goffman)?
500
This “level of analysis” investigates everyday behaviors and face to face interactions.