Sociology Test 1

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Jeremy Painter
Flashcards by Jeremy Painter, updated more than 1 year ago
Jeremy Painter
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degree to which a study can be repeated with same results. reliability
Degree to which a study measures what its intended to. validity
Relationship between 2 or more variables Correlation
Are cause effect/correlation synonymous? no
Existence of a 3rd variable that causes correlation Spurious correlation.
5 ways gender can affect research androcentricity, overgeneralizing, gender blindness, double standards, interference.
All the people in a study. Population
3 steps to show cause/effect Show correlation, independent occurs before dependent, no evidence a 3rd variable has caused spurious
Proportion of Population sample
research method for investigating cause/effect under highly controlled conditions. Experiment
Relationship you think exists. hypothesis
Open ended Q Narrative
3 of 10 steps in sociological research What is your topic, what method will you use, what are your conclusions
A peoples entire way of life. Culture
people that participate in a culture... defined area Society
Only humans depend upon their culture rather than instincts to survive TRooooooo
Represents more than itself Symbol
Set of symbols that allow people to communicate Language
Broad standards for behavior Values
Specific state that reflects reality beliefs
Specific rules for behavior Norms
Relies on technology and artifacts material culture
People perceive through the cultural lens of language. Sapir-whorf hypothesis
Beliefs created from values True
Values do not represent actual behavior true
Reaction to norms Sanctions
Ideal Culture Values
Real culture actual behavior
Knowledge we apply to the task of living Technology
Who developed socio-cultural evolution? Lenski
Cultural patterns that distinguish some pattern of social society Subculture
People that reject/want to change subculture Counterculture
U.s educational program recognizing cultural diversity, promotes equality. Multiculturalism
Standards used to judge a culture Cultural relativism
Uses own culture to judge another Ethnocentrism
Uses another culture to judge own. Xenocentricity
Using European standards to judge a culture Eurocentrism
Emphasizing African cultural patterns Afrocentricity
Close relationships among various elements of a cultural system Cultural Integration
Cultural elements change at different rates which may disrupt a cultural system Cultural Lag
3 factors that cause cultural change. Invention, discovery, diffusion.
Elements of culture found in all known society. Cultural universals.
Stresses the link between culture and inequality, says that any cultural trait benefits some at expense of others. Social Conflict approach.
sees culture as a complex strategy for meeting human needs. Structural functional approach.
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