Unit 1: The sociological perspective
Which sociologist is associated with functionalism?
A. Erving Goffman
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Auguste Comte
Emile Durkheim
Name an example of a feral child.
Genie, Oxana Malaya, (any other answer)
What is the difference between primary data and secondary data?
Primary is collected personally while secondary is data that already exists
Define methodological pluralism.
Combining research methods to improve validity and reliability
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
Name one of two of the sociologists associated with conflict theory.
Karl Marx or Max Weber
What is the difference between primary and secondary socialisation?
Primary takes place in family, secondary is outside in social institutions
Name one limitation of a longitudinal study.
Difficult to control all possible influences on behaviour, Hawthorne/ observer effect, ecological validity questioned
Which perspective includes the idea of free will? Positivism or interpretivism?
Interpretivism
Who gave the iron curtain speech?
Winston Churchill
Name one strength of interpretivism.
Gives different options and point of views, qualitative data is more descriptive, (any other answer)
What term is this: Claim that human beings are just a product of their socialisation and behavior is simply a response to external stimulation.
Oversocialised concept of man
What is one example of a primary quantitative method?
Questionaries, structured interviews, content analysis, experiments, laboratory experimenst, natural/ field experiments, longitudinal study, or cross-sectional survey
Why are theoretical research consideration important?
Because they make decisions on how the natural and social world should be studied
Han Solo is the captain of what ship?
The Millenium Falcon
What is the main difference between positivism and interpretivism (regarding how it can be studied)?
Positivism uses scientific methods (quantitative) to study the social world where as interpretivism argues it cannot (qualitative)
Is interactionism on the macro or micro scale?
Micro
Name one strength and one weakness of semi-structured interviews.
Strengths: less risk of predetermining answers, respondents talking at length allows new info to arise, focuses on issues participants deem important, depth means more validity
Weakness: demands skills of researcher, time consuming, open ended questions can be confusing, respondent may not be able to recount events accurately, lacks standardisation
What are the two perspectives against positivism?
Interpretivism and realism
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Silence
Who is associated with the symbolic interactionist theory?
A. George Herbert Mead
B. Herbert Blumer
C. Erving Goffman
Trick question, all of the above!
Name one of four forms of masculinity.
Subordinate, subversive, complicit, or marginalised
Either name a secondary quantitative method or a secondary qualitative method.
Secondary quantitative: official statistics
Secondary qualitative: documentary study
What are the three types of considerations for research?
Theoretical, practical, and ethical
What are the 4 sectors of the Von Thunen model from the market out?
Horticulture, forest, grains and field crops, livestock