Sociology 1010 final exam review

meta-analysis

a study that looks at previous research and combines the effects together

human activity

most scientists agree that the planet's temperature is rising due to...

family

people directly connected by kin, where adults care for children is called...

surveys

people do not respond the way the truly would on something else

more likely to get divorced faster due to?

people who cohabit first

little "n"

represents sample size

big "N"

represents the overall population

upper class folks

schools replicate cultural differences among these people

genocide

the attempted destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group

younger you get married

the more likely to get divorced

intimate partner

the most common violence is from

nuclear families

traditional two adult households

Japanese Americans

were moved to detention centers during World War 2, one of the most well-known of these was George Takei, who played Sulu in the original Star Trek series.

climate change

will impact world hunger in the coming decades

polyandrous

women married to multiple men

random sampling

essential in creating representative data sets

non monogamous marriages

most countries have sanctions against...

social media on physical and mental health

-loss of sleep, which leads to depression, memory loss, &academic performance. -less exercising. -decreases face-to-face interaction, therefore alone more often. -increases anxiety and depression.

concerted cultivation

Lareau's main hypothesis about differences in play styles among Americans come down to social class with her term

1

a perfect correlation between two variables

independent variable

a variable that does not depend on another variable

dependent variable

a variable whose value depends on another variable

Many African-American families

are matriarchal in their power dynamics.

polygamy

being married to more than one person is...

same sex marriage

has become more common across the world, still needs work

more police

has not decreased crime, as crime actually rose, and then fell

extended family

having multiple generations of family members, such as grandparents, living in the same household is...

delay in marriages

higher education premiums for younger people have led to...

Three stars in a data table next to a standard error

indicates that we are 99.9% or greater sure that independent variable is associated with the dependent variable.

Assimilation

is a minority culture group having to take on the ideals of the majority group, such as having to learn the language or religion of the majority group.

how has fake news impacted media consumption?

it can delegitimize real research and news, it gets people to believe things that they want to hear or things that are not true. and it has presented us as researchers and academics new challenges in terms of getting folks to understanding and believe the things that we're saying.

how has media influenced violence?

media will post a threat to the public and it will lead to violence and aggression in the matter of how it is taken