Founding Sociologists & Concepts
Who is commonly called the "Father of Sociology?"
Who is Auguste Comte?
Which paradigm views society as a system of interrelated parts that work together to maintain stability?
What is Structural Functionalism?
What document articulates a common set of values upon which sociologists build their professional and scientific work?
What is the Code of Ethics?
What type of research uses narrative or descriptive data rather than numbers?
What is qualitative research?
Which founding sociologist developed the concept of "Verstehen" to explain the understanding of social action?
Who is Max Weber?
Which paradigm emphasizes power struggles, inequality, and competition over scarce resources?
What is Conflict Theory?
Why is it important that Sociologists use more than one research method?
What is variety in research and combining the strengths of different research approaches.
What type of research uses numerical data and statistical analysis?
What is quantitative research?
Which sociologist is best known for conflict theory and analyzing class struggle through bourgeoisie and proletariat?
Which paradigm focuses on everyday interactions and the meanings to symbols?
What is Symbolic Interactionism?
What famous experiment is widely considered unethical for its psychological harm to participants and is often used as a case study in research ethics?
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
What is the most widely used research method among sociologists used fro collecting standardized information from many people?
What are survey methods?
This early sociologist was an important feminist, and translated and popularized works by other sociologists advocating for women's rights. Who is this?
Who is Harriet Martineau?
Which paradigm (and thinker) best explain differences in income between engineers and social workers by pointing to structural power and resource distribution?
What is Conflict Theory and who is Karl Marx?
Name TWO ethical principles that were violated in the Stanford Prison Experiment?
What is informed consent and protection from physical/psychological harm?
A multiple choice test used in school would be considered which type of research instrument if used to gather data from students?
What is a survey?
What are the two historical events in the 18th and 19th centuries that prompted development of sociology as a formal field of study?
What are the French Revolution and Industrial Revolution?
Describe what manifest AND latent functions are?
What is the intended purpose as a manifest function and unintended purpose as the latent function?
Explain why secondary analysis can be an ethical and practical alternative to conducting risky experiments?
What are considerations of subject safety, use of existing data, cheap and time efficiency, and not exposing subjects to harm?
What is the definition of a secondary analysis AND list one strength as well as one limitation of this method?
What is using someone else's research or data to complete a study. What are saving time and research as a strength, and data not matching specific questions as a weakness?