RSU ch. 1
Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?
A large survey
The process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and the society that shapes that behavior (or, the concept that the individual and society are inseparable) is referred to as:
Figuration
Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination
How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to history and social structure.
Qualitative sociology can be defined as:
In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or analysis of content sources as the source of its data.
The study of small-scale patterns of human interaction and behaviour within specific settings.
Microsociology
A paradigm can be defined as:
Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.
Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys in her Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____ research method.
Quantitative
The relationship between two variables in which they vary together.
correlation
Which of the following theorists strongly influenced Emile Durkheim's sociology?
herbert spencer
C. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological __________ to study how society affects individuals.
imagination
Studying sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:
interview techniques, to apply statistics, to generate theories
According to the US Census Bureau, which type of household is increasing?
percent of unmarried couples, same sex couples, expanded households
Relatively unstructured research that is more open to indirect observation and interpretation.
qualitative research
A structural-functional approach to the topic of food consumption might be interested
the role of the agriculture industry within the nation's economy
Verstehen is defined by the text as:___
to understand in a deep way