Sociological Research
True or False: Common Sense is quite useful in sociological research
False
Characterized by intimate face-to-face association and cooperation. Examples include: Your Family, Your Closest Friends
Primary Group
True or False: More people in a group leads to less stability
False
A formal organization with a hierarchy of authority and a clear division of labor; emphasis on impersonality of positions and written rules, communications, and records.
Bureaucracy
The violation of social norms is called...
Deviance
When researching big picture issues in sociology, such as gender, race, the military, etc, this is known as:
Macro-Sociology
What was the first form of human society
Hunter Gatherer Societies
Name for a group of two people
Dyad
Give an example of a bureacracy
*Answers may vary, up to Mr. Reynold's discretion*
The punishment for breaking social norms
Sanctions
Name a research method
Surveys
Participant Observation (Fieldwork)
Case Studies
Secondary Analysis
Analysis of Documents
Experiments
Unobtrusive Measures
The form of society we are currently in
Post-Industrial Society
Triad
A secondary group designed to achieve explicit goals
Formal Organization
The explanation for deviance that is defined by:
Assuming genetic predispositions
Our inherited propensities modified and stimulated by our environment
Biosocial Explanation
What are the 8 steps of the scientific method?
Select a Topic
Define a Problem
Reviewing the Literature
Formulating a Hypothesis
Choosing a Research Method
Collect Data
Analyzing the Results
Sharing the Result
Groups we refer to when we evaluate ourselves. Examples include: Teachers, Bosses, Friends, Parents
Reference Group
Name a leadership style
Authoritarian
Democratic
Laissez-faire
Karl Marx believed ___________ broke tradition
Capitalism
The idea that what controls deviance is our inner and outer controls
Control Theory
Who was the sociologist who research the rates of suicide in Europe and their connection to industrialization?
Emile Durkheim
Term for when individuals temporarily sharing the same physical space (ex: shoppers waiting in a checkout line), this is NOT a social group
Aggregate
Name a leadership type
Instrumental (focused on achieving specific goals)
Expressive (focuses on group harmony and cooperation)
Max Weber believed that ______________ broke tradition
Religion
Basically the idea is that of what we consider normal or weird comes from the associations we have.
Differential Association Theory