The father of sociology
Who is Emile Durkheim
a systematic explanation for the observations that relate to a particular aspect of life
What is theory
This review board is responsible for the rights of human subjects of research
What is Institutional Review Board (IRB)
To search for and read prior studies that have been conducted on your topic
What is a literature review
This is the college I attended
What is Texas A&M University
Comte believe sociology should do what for society
What is empirical work should lead to reform in society according to Comte
Proposition, concept, and scope
What are components of theory
These two events had a major influence on understanding why research ethics are important
What is Nuremberg War Crimes and Tuskegee Syphilis Study
This concept deals with how many people will be included in your research
What is sample size
This scholar coined the term sociology
What is Auguste Comte
This scholar coined the concept "sociological imagination"
Who is C. Wright Mills
Differences between inductive versus deductive research
What is deductive begins with theory, generates hypotheses which leads to data gathering and ends with generalizations whereas inductive starts with generalizations and data collections and ends with new theories that are tested through new hypotheses.
Due to the embarrassment of the practices that took place with the Tuskegee Syphilis study, this act was created
What is National Research Act of 1974
Not only must our research question be ANSWERABLE, it must be ______
What is feasible which means we must have adequate resources to conduct research.
This theory is tested in Malone's dissertation
What is Merton's Status Exchange Theory
This concept was discussed in understanding why Brown v Board happened when it did
What is interest convergence
These are purposes of theory
What are explain the relationship between variables, predict relationships of variables based on theories, and establish causality
Belmont Report derived these principles for research
What are Respect for persons, Beneficence, and Justice,
These are three basic principles of Institutional Review Board (IRB)
What are participants are fully informed about research, they must consent to the study, and must be protected from harm due to their participation in the study.
The feminist scholar I discussed in our theory lecture
Who is Charlotte Gilman
These are the components of the conflict cycle and what each represent
Thesis (status quo), Antithesis (belief challenges status quo), and Synthesis (a "marriage" of status quo and the challenge of the status quo to create anew)
These are the steps of the scientific method (Daily Double)
What is define the problem, literature review, set the hypotheses, select the method of approach and data, present results, and discuss conclusions/future research
Information, Comprehension and Voluntariness are vital components of dealing with research participants
What is Informed Consent
This is the positivist methodology
What is based on the principles of logic, objectivity, replicability and highly structured processes.
This is W.I. Thomas' famous saying about situations
What is "What a man defines to be real, is real in its consequences”