Who am I?
A German sociologist whose ideas helped found interpretive sociology
Max Weber
________ starts with a theory, forms a hypothesis, makes empirical observations, and analyzes the data to confirm, reject, or modify the original theory
the Deductive approach
The theory that various social institutions and processes are necessary to serve some important function that keeps society going
Functionalism
Is symbolic interactionism an example of microsociology or macrosociology?
Microsociology
The notion that relatively weak ties are often quite valuable because they yield information that stronger ties may not have
Strength of weak ties
A German sociologist who theorized that conflict between classes motivates social change over time
Karl Marx
__________ refers to how sociologists conceptualize and measure a topic or variable in a given study.
Operationalization
A micro-level theory positing that shared meanings, orientations, and assumptions are created through social interaction
Symbolic interactionism
Is family an example of a primary group or a secondary group?
Taking into account differences in cultures without passing judgment on the differences or assigning values.
Cultural relativism
An American sociologist who came up with the concept of "double consciousness" and was also a civil rights activist
W.E.B. Du Bois
culture shock
A body of theory that emphasizes equality between men and women
Feminist theory
Is race an independent or dependent variable?
Independent
A general category of methods that seeks to obtain information about the social world that is already in or can be converted to numeric form
A French sociologist who developed ideas about social cohesion and the division of labor
Émile Durkheim
According to Robert Merton, an __________ is a social deviant who accepts socially desirable goals but rejects the socially acceptable means for achieving them
innovator
Which theory, developed by Erving Goffman, views social life similar to a theatrical performance and focuses on impression management?
Dramaturgical Theory
Is the looking-glass self a theory of Cooley's or Mead's?
Cooley
A phrase that relates to theories about how much of a person's characteristics are heredity vs social environment.
Nature versus nurture
A German sociologist who founded "the sociology of pure numbers"
Georg Simmel
______ is a descriptive account of social life and culture in a particular social system based on detailed observations.
ethnography
A philosophy of criminal justice arising from the idea that individuals choose to engage in crime based on a rational calculation of costs and benefits.
Deterrence Theory
Is Robert Merton's strain theory a functionalist or symbolic interactionist theory?
Functionalist
What three factors are needed to determine causality?
Correlation, time order, and ruling out alternative explanations