Sociology & Research
What social science studies society and social relationships?
Sociology
Which perspective focuses on order and stability?
Functionalism
Is symbolic interactionism macro or micro?
Micro
What allows participants to voluntarily agree to a study?
Informed consent
What type of culture includes physical objects?
Material culture
What is an educated prediction that can be tested?
Hypothesis
Who is most associated with functionalism in our lesson?
Émile Durkheim
What carries a shared meaning within a society?
Symbol
What protects someone's identity when the researcher knows who they are?
Confidentiality
What are everyday norms that are usually considered rude to break?
Folkways
What variable is the factor being tested?
Independent variable
Which perspective asks, “Who benefits and who is disadvantaged?”
Conflict theory
Who developed the looking-glass self?
Charles Cooley
What means the researcher cannot connect responses to a person's identity?
Anonymity
What type of culture includes beliefs, values, and norms?
Nonmaterial culture
In “Does education affect income?” what is the dependent variable?
Income
What type of function is intended and recognized?
Manifest function
What occurs when an expectation helps cause itself to come true?
Self-fulfilling prophecy
What is intentionally misleading participants called?
Deception
What are norms with strong moral significance?
Mores
In “Does family size affect academic success?” what is the independent variable?
Family size
What type of function is unintended or less obvious?
Latent function
What theory compares social interaction to a theatrical performance?
Dramaturgy
What effect occurs when people change their behavior because they know they are being watched?
Hawthorne effect
What are rewards or punishments used to enforce norms?
Sanctions