HDFS 2200
Imagine you are selected to take part in a study, and the researcher asks you to track and report the times of day in which you study, work, relax, interact with family, and interact with friends. What kind of study method would this be?
Time use
examples of Big Data
data on how long millions of website users spend on various pages depending on their layouts and color schemes, data on all marriage licenses from 1970 to the present
NOT examples of Big Data
Census data, online data surveys responded to by hundreds of thousands of people
Which of the following research questions could be studied from a life course perspective?
Could: What impact does the concept cohort have on the timing of when young people move out of their parents' home?, What impact does the concept cohort have on the timing of when young people move out of their parents' home? Couldn't: What impact does a recession have on a president's popularity?, How does national culture influence how families talk to their children about sex?
Imagine you are a demographer who is studying demographic change in your hometown between 1990 and today. You know the population size in 1990. Which of the following post-1990 data would you need to report on how and why the size of the population changed?
Needed data: number of deaths in town, number of babies born in town, number of people who moved out of town, number of people who moved into town Not needed data: number of marriages that occurred in town
family and state
adopting a child
conflict theory vs structural functionalism
Conflict Theory:Sports exploit athletes who are used for profit that accrues to elites. Sports distract the masses from important issues that those in power define. Structural Functionalism: Sports promote feelings of nationalism and belonging among fans. By participating in sporting events, fans learn the value of fair play and hard work.
What is the difference between facts and theory in the study of the family?
facts provide info about family life, whereas theory is a way to explain how those facts influence one another.
holding a wedding reception
family and market
setting a family rule about eating dinners together
family only
paying taxes on a family home
family, market, and state
T/F:A cohort is a group of people who experience an event together at the same time.
true
According to conflict theory, ____ creates _____ in society, which can lead to positive ____
inequality, instability, social change Conflict theory is less concerned with tradition and more concerned with broader social structures and the consequences of those structures.
Identify the following social obligations involving family members as either informal or formal.
informal: attending a siblings college graduation ceremony, purchasing toys and books for a toddler formal: caring for an elderly relative who is under guardianship, enrolling ones child in school
Which of the following are some legal rights that marriage grants individuals under federal law?
Legal rights: when married, an immigrant can gain citizenship through his or her citizen spouse, Married partners are subject to new tax regulations. not legal rights: married couples can adopt children, married partners are allowed to live together in a single household.
Chapter 1 begins with stories about a Missouri cattle rancher and a woman from Harlem, the bonds between organ donors and receivers, and the numerous ways people forge connections. What do these stories suggest about the definition of family?
the word family and the nature of family connections can be defined in many ways.
One of the primary advantages to big data research is that it collects data on observed ______. A disadvantage is that this kind of research requires ______
behavior, powerful computers
