Sociology
the scientific study of human society and interactions
sociology
Name 1 sociologist
W.E.B Dubois, Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, Herbert Spencer, K. Marx, J. Addams, Émile Durkheim, or M. Weber
looking at society in a systematic way to identify patterns and connections
sociological perspective
Name 1 of the modern applications of the society
Understanding social inequality and justice.
Analyzing the impact of culture on behavior.
Applying sociological theories to current social issues.
What is another social science that focuses on society? Other than sociology.
anthropology, psychology, economics, political science, history
What is psychology?
The scientific study of mind and behavior.
a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations
society
What is the definition of the word" theories"?
Theories- defined as the study of ideas and explanations to back these ideas.
the awareness of where you fit in society; where you fit in the big picture
sociological imagination
The Chicago School of sociology believed that sociology should be used to address?
Social problems
method used to study and research issues in sociology
scientific method
Name one thing we went over this week.
Answers will vary.
factors that influence peoples lives
family
ethnicity
class
gender
religion
What is the term that matches this definition: Knowledge through observation?
Positivism
theory developed by Karl Marx; said that society is made up conflicting interest groups who fight for power and privilege
The school of Chicago believed that not only should sociologists study the philosophy, but should also...
be used to make a change
experiments in sociology are usually designed to do one of two things; what are they?
make a correlation or determine a causation
Tiktok, twitter(X), instagram, etc. (answers will vary)
method used to come up with theories of human interaction and either prove or disprove their theories
scientific method
what theory was originally used to explain earth's position in the universe that was later used to try and explain social order?
Scientific theory
theory developed by Max Weber; says that things are symbolic and have a greater meaning that just itself
Interactionist Theory/Symbolic Theory
sociologist with the school of Chicago who studied struggles or urban poor and immigrants; opened a settlement house and started programs to address poor working conditions.
Jane Adams
__________ is the type of research that collects numerical data while _________________ is geared towards finding opinions, underlying reasons and motivations
quantitative and qualitative
What is macro-sociological?
It is a bigger word that talks about society trends AKA TRENDS.
sociologists try and make ________________ and __________________ from the data that they collect in their research
relationships/connections
What was an example of latent function mentioned in sociology book (Pg 14-18)?
wealth
theory developed by Emile Durkheim; each part of society works together to benefit the whole
The Functionalist Perspective
school of Chicago sociologist who examined communities; focused on addressing race issues in America
W.E.B. Du Bois
educated guess
hypothesis
answers will vary.