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
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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
