EXAM 1 SOCIOLOGY 1000 BREKHUS
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How does sociology differ from conventional wisdom - ANSWER Sociology requires
mass evidence, whereas conventional wisdom or common sense requires only belief,
adage assumption (logical or otherwise) or personal anecdote. Sociology is based on
social patterns, whereas conventional wisdom is an individual's experience.
How does sociology differ from psychology? - ANSWER Sociology looks at the
influence of broad social patterns and social networks, not individual personalities or
brains. The study of groups, status, and norms and describes behavior through field
research.
Psych looks closer to the individual biological organism. Studies the individual in
immediate situation, explains behavior of most people, and predicts and explains
behavior through laboratory.
How does Durkheim's study of suicide show us how sociology is different than
psychology? - ANSWER Durkheim's study of suicide shows us how sociology is
different from psychology because it focuses on the rates in which groups commit
suicide vs. the individual.
Suicide in the eyes of sociology- focuses on groups that commit the most suicides.
Suicide in the eyes of psychology is mentally an issue-- views on psychological health
and biology.
example of anomic suicide - ANSWER Big change in life
examples:
Bad=Job Loss
Good=Lottery Win
example of altruistic suicide - ANSWER Self sacrifice in military; Kamikaze
example of egoistic suicide - ANSWER Someone without family, friends, or a place of
belonging. (too little integration) Lonely
What are some sources of bad statistics? - ANSWER Bad guesses
Deceptive definitions & misleading
Mangled or transformed numbers
Convenience samples (non random-non representative)
Faulty causation (correlation does not equal causation)
What are the characteristics of a good statistic? - ANSWER More than a guess (uses
some kind of sampling or measurement)
CORRECT 100%
How does sociology differ from conventional wisdom - ANSWER Sociology requires
mass evidence, whereas conventional wisdom or common sense requires only belief,
adage assumption (logical or otherwise) or personal anecdote. Sociology is based on
social patterns, whereas conventional wisdom is an individual's experience.
How does sociology differ from psychology? - ANSWER Sociology looks at the
influence of broad social patterns and social networks, not individual personalities or
brains. The study of groups, status, and norms and describes behavior through field
research.
Psych looks closer to the individual biological organism. Studies the individual in
immediate situation, explains behavior of most people, and predicts and explains
behavior through laboratory.
How does Durkheim's study of suicide show us how sociology is different than
psychology? - ANSWER Durkheim's study of suicide shows us how sociology is
different from psychology because it focuses on the rates in which groups commit
suicide vs. the individual.
Suicide in the eyes of sociology- focuses on groups that commit the most suicides.
Suicide in the eyes of psychology is mentally an issue-- views on psychological health
and biology.
example of anomic suicide - ANSWER Big change in life
examples:
Bad=Job Loss
Good=Lottery Win
example of altruistic suicide - ANSWER Self sacrifice in military; Kamikaze
example of egoistic suicide - ANSWER Someone without family, friends, or a place of
belonging. (too little integration) Lonely
What are some sources of bad statistics? - ANSWER Bad guesses
Deceptive definitions & misleading
Mangled or transformed numbers
Convenience samples (non random-non representative)
Faulty causation (correlation does not equal causation)
What are the characteristics of a good statistic? - ANSWER More than a guess (uses
some kind of sampling or measurement)
