Vocabulary
Person who owns or controls the means for producing wealth
Capitalist
Rationalization
the mindset emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning
population
a group of certain specific characteristics
correlation
a measure of the relationship between two variables
general cultural traits that exist in all cultures
cultural universals
Working class
proletariat
Conflict Perspective
approach emphasizing the role of conflict, competition, and constraint within a society
Sample
a group of people who represent a larger population
dependent variable
a characteristic that reflects a change
the ways in which a culture expresses universal traits
cultural particulars
the ongoing struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat
class conflict
power
the ability to control the behaviors of others
Representative sample
a sample that accurately reflects the characteristics of the population as a whole
intervention
intervening action taken to influence the outcome of particular event, condition, or process
ideal culture
cultural guidelines that group members claim to appeal
class owning the means for producing wealth
Bourgeoisie
data
facts or statistics
questionnaire
a written set of questions to be answered by a research participant
knowledge, values, customs, and physical objects that are shared by the members of a society
culture
real culture
actual behavior patterns of members of a group
understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the places of others
verstehen
Survey
research method in which people respond to questions
Interview
a survey method in which a trained researcher asks questions and records the answers
instincts
innate patterns of behavior
norm
rules defining appropriate and inappropriate behavior