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Often referred to as the father of Sociology. Heavily influenced the use of the Scientific method in Sociological Research.
Who is Aguste Comte?
A theory that looks at society as a competition for limited resources.
What is Conflict Theory?
In-Depth analysis of a single event, situation, or individual/
What is a case study?
Non-numerical, descriptive data that is often subjective and based on what is experienced in a natural setting.
What is qualitative data?
The systematic study of society and social interaction
What is Sociology?
Popular German philosopher, economist, sociologist, and revolutionary socialist who is most popularly known for his thoughts on class struggle and writing the Communist Manifesto
Who is Karl Marx?
A theoretical approach that sees society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals that make up society
What is functionalism?
When a change in one variable coincides with a change in another variable, but does not necessarily indicate causation.
What is correlation?
Data collected in numerical form that can be counted and analyzed using statistics.
What is quantitative data?
Special forces and influences that put pressure on people to select one choice over another.
What are cultural patterns?
This person founded the Hull House which provided basic needs and a cultural opportunities for immigrants, and frequently collaborated with reform groups to achieve tenement house regulations, eight-hour work days for women, and much more.
Who is Jane Addams?
A theoretical perspective through which scholars examine the relationship of individuals within their society by studying their communication
What is symbolic interactionism?
A variable changed by other variables.
What is a dependent variable?
Using data collected by others and applying new interpretation.
What is secondary data analysis?
The idea that participants must be fully informed about the research and its potential risks before agreeing to participate.
What is informed consent?
This person was an influential American sociologist, civil rights leader, and writer. They co-founded the NAACP and served as its editor.
Who is W.E.B Du Bois?
The view that social researchers should strive for subjectivity as they worked to represent social processes, cultural norms, and societal values.
What is antipositivism?
Evidence that comes from direct observations, scientifically gathered data, or experimentation.
What is empirical data?
Collect data from subjects who respond to a series of questions about thinking, behaviors, and opinions, often in the form of a questionnaire.
What is a survey?
The practice of remaining impartial during the course of a study and in publishing results.
What is value neutrality?
This person's primary contribution to social psychology was his exploration of how the human self emerges through social interaction.
Who is George Herbert Mead?
An extension of symbolic interaction theory which proposes that reality is what humans cognitively construct it to be
What is constructivism?
Participating and observing thinking and behavior in a social setting.
What is ethnography?
When a researcher immerses themselves in a group or social setting in order to make observations from an "insider" perspective.
What is participant observation?
A study caried out by a Yale professor that focused on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience.
What is the Milgram Experiment?