Sociology 101
The systematic or scientific study of human society and social behavior
Sociology
First to provide a program for the scientific study of society as known as "social physics."
Auguste Comte
This type of research focuses on data which can then be translated from the social world into numbers.
Quantitative Research
When Prof Norris asks on a scale of 1-7 how focused do you plan to be, what type of scale is this?
Likert scale
When offering potential individuals to participate in a study it is important to go over all risks/benefits and allow time for understanding and questions
Informed Consent
An approach to the world without any preconcepts in order to see things in a new way
Beginner's Mind
This person was the inspiration for conflict theory.
Karl Marx
This type of research focuses on nonumerical data like texts, field notes, interview transcripts, photogratphs and audio recordings.
Qualitative research
What type of question is this, Did you have a good weekend?
Closed-ended questions
Hypothesis
This gender talks the most according to research
Men
He coined the term "social cohesion."
Ibn Khaldun
Correlation
This type of survey collects data at a single point in time and can answer questions like how many people lived in multigenerational households in 2023?
Cross-sectional surveys
When did Prof Norris graduate with her master's degree?
Aug 2024
Moving to a new social or cultural environment an experiencing a sense of disorientation.
Culture Shock
This theorist proposed that modern industrialization societies were characterized by efficient, goal-oriented, rule-governed, bureaucracies.
Max Weber
A relationship between variables in which a change in one directly produces a change in the others.
Causation
This type of research is a great method for gathering original data on a population that is too large to study by other means
Survey Research
What is Prof Norris' dog's names?
Chloe and Apollo
Replying with phrases like mm-hmm and a-ha are called what type of responses
Supportive Responses
Symbolic interactionism is derived largely from the teachings of which theorist?
George Herbert Mead
This refers to the identity and activities of the researcher and how they can influence what is going on in the field setting.
The consistency of a question or measurement tool
Reliability
What is one of Prof Norris' favorite shows
The office