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- 1Micro Structurespatterns of intimate social relations formed during face-to-face interacton
- 2Macro StructuresPatterns of social relations outside and above one's circle of intimates
and acquaintance - 3Global structuresPatterns of social relations outside and above the national level
- 4Idiographicexplaining one's case in detail
- 5Nomotheticexplaining a set of cases using a handful of factors
- 6Inductivethinking moves from particular observations to general observations
- 7deductivethinking moves from general to specific
- 8pure researchresearch foremost interested in understanding the concept
- 9applied researchresearch foremost interested in applications
- 10independence of mindcommitment and disposition favourable to autonomous thinking; thinking of oneself
- 11intellectual curiositydisposition to wonder about the world
- 12intellectual couragethe willingness to evaluate all ideas, beliefs fairly, and the courage to take a position
- 13intellectual humilityawareness of the limits of one's knowledge
- 14intellectual empathybeing conscious of the need to put oneself in the place of others in order to understand them
- 15intellectual perseverencethe willingness to pursue intellectual insights and truths in spite of difficulties, obstacles and frustrations
- 16reflexive dispositionawareness that one's approach is fallible (false)
- 17Agreement realitywhat we "know" as part and parcel of the culture we share with those around us
- 18Experiential Realitywhat we "know" from personal experience and discovery
- 19casual reasoningrecognition that future circumstances are rooted in or conditioned by present ones
- 20probabilistic reasoningrecognition that effects occur more often, but not always-when specific causes are present
- 21clinical predictionexpert prediction that relies on connection between cause and effects
- 22actuarial predictionforecasting future events based on observed historical patterns
- 23List some of the errors in Inquiry-inaccurate observations
-overgeneralization
-selective observations - 24Gambler's Fallacymistaken belief that random events will "balance out" overtime
- 25Concrete experienceempirical experience of sensation-touch, taste, sight, smell and hearing
- 26Abstract Experienceimaginary experience occurring in the mind
- 27independent variablea variable that tend to produce change in a dependant variable
- 28dependent variablea variable whose changes we are interested in explaining
- 29constantsproperties that do not change across objects
- 30Theorysupposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles
- 31Internal Argumentconsistent and coherent; the various conclusions flow logically from the premises
- 32external argumentargument should fit the facts, so that it should accurately predict the way things actually unfold
- 33three approaches to science; explain1. positivism-descriptive
2.interpretive-understanding
3.critical-change - 34objectivityobservation of the world can occur in a neutral fashion without being influenced by theory or cultural or personal assumptions; "we all see the same thing"
- 35subjectivityobservation of the world is influenced by theory or cultural or personal assumptions; "you don't see that"
- 36paradigmsrules or assumptions to which science uses or assumes to be true; can neither be true or false
- 37falsificationthe criterion that it is possible for empirical evidence to disconfirm a hypothesis
- 38grounded theoryan approach to theory construction that generate ideas to account for observed empirical patterns ; collection and observation of data
- 39Jasso's theory of distributive justiceillustrates how formal reasoning can lead to a variety of theoretical expectations that can be tested by observation
- 40Websdale's study of familicideillustrates how collecting observations can lead to generalizations and explanatory theory
- 41descriptive studiesdescribe social reality or provide facts about some group, or event
- 42explanatory studiestry to explain relationships and to provide information on why certain events do or do not occur
- 4310 steps of the research process1.Identify a problem
2.review existing research literature
3.formulate research question
4.operationalize
5.select research method
6.collect data/sampling
7.findings
8.analyze data
9.reflections
10.develop the conclusion - 44operationalizationprocess of defining your variable into measurable factors/indicators
ex: measuring ethnic background using basis on mother tongue, measuring sex via genitalia, measuring academic success based on GPA - 45The four different types of research methodsexperiments, surveys, field research, secondary analysis of existing data
- 46experimental groupsubjects are exposed to independent variable
- 47control groupcontains subjects who are not exposed to the independent variable
- 48field researchstudy of social life in its natural setting; observing, and interviewing people
- 49participation observationresearchers collect info while participating in the life of the people -ethnography
- 50unstructured interviewan extended, open-ended interaction between interviewer and the interviewee
- 51secondary analysisuses existing material and analyzes data originally collected by others ; databanks, books, magazines, newspapers, radio and television
- 52Content analysisstudy of recorded human communication; including detailed, systematic analysis of "text" to identify patterns or themes
- 53manifest and latent contentmanifest: readily visible, surface content is better suited to quantitative analysis
latent: deeper, symbolic content, better suited to qualitative content analysis - 54triangulationusing more than one method to collect data on the same topic
- 55ReliabilityExtent to which a research instrument yields consistent results
- 56validityextent to which a research instrument accurately measures what it is supposed to measure
- 57Feminist Critiquefocuses on relationship between interviewer and respondents
- 58constructivist approachmore concerned with interpretation of interview materials
- 59How to root out bias in data interpretation-sampling are adequate in range and redundancy
-interview takes place in setting conducive for -respondents to provide accurate reports
-all perspectives are represented
-interview covered full range of relevant issues
-findings are supported by other data - 60ethnographieswork of deep research based on in-depth, open-ended interview and keen observations of how people go about their lives in different contexts
- 61social institutionsformal systems of shared behaviours- beliefs and social norms that organize the major areas of social life
- 62social cohesionimportant mechanism for what sociologists call, meaning that institutions bring people in a society together and create shared social worlds
- 63Neoliberalismgrounded in the assumption that governments cannot create economic growth or provide social welfare; "Governments make the world worse"
- 64Shirer Thesisposits that Germans have a basic character flaw-a readiness to obey authority no matter what outrageous acts they might be commanded
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