Summary SOC 200 - Case Study Report 1: THREE JAYS
CORPORATION; Complete solution.
There is a close relationship between sociology and the other social sciences. Why do
sociology still exist as a separate discipline given how much overlappt is between the
fields? - Answer-All the other social sciences are more specialized, but sociology is a
field that considers a huge intellectual territory
/.According to C.W.Mills what is one quality of mind that all Creek sociologists possess?
- Answer-Sociological imagination
/.The divorce rate has steadily increased over time, and now more than a quarter of all
marriages end within the first four years what sort of factors with C.Wright mills suggest
investigating to explain this increase? - Answer-Structural
/.Durkheim theorized that the rapidly changing conditions of modern life lead to anomie.
What is anomie ? - Answer-normlessness or a loss of connections to the social world
/.According to the Theoretical position developed by Karl Marx, what is the catalyst for
social change, - Answer-conflict between social groups
/.What term did Karl Marx used to describe the fact that most of the population excepts
inequality even when it does not benefit them personally? - Answer-False
consciousness
/.What did Max Weber mean when he said that postmodern people are trapped in a
"iron cage "? - Answer-Most aspects of life are increasingly controlled by rigid rules and
rationalization
/.Max Weber help lay the groundwork for sociologists who would develop symbolic
interactionism as a theory because she believed that a social scientists should
approach the study of human action - Answer-Which emphasizes empathy with
individuals experiences
/.Structural functionalist theory is concerned with the ways in which structures contribute
to the stability of society. What a structure? - Answer-A social institution that is stable
overtime and helps meet the needs of society
/.According to Robert Martin, manifest functions - Answer-Are intended to be obvious
/.Which of the following theories view society as a whole unit made up of inter-laded
parts that work together? - Answer-Structural functionalism
, /.Which of the following theories focuses on how our behaviors are dependent on the
ways we interpret, make sense of, and define ourselves, others, and social situations? -
Answer-symbolic interactionism
/.Postmodernis are interested in ___________, or taking apart and examining stories
and theories - Answer-Deconstruction
/.Do you want to conduct some sociological research on whether people are social
networking sites Are less likely to meet in person as a result of their online community
participation.what is the next step in the scientific method? - Answer-Conduct a
literature review
/.You are conducting research on violence in the media. In what part of research
process are you engaged in if you were trying to describe whether "violence" includes
words as well as actions? - Answer-Defining variables
/.________ is the research method that might involve shifting between participating in a
social situation and being an observer. - Answer-Ethnography
/.Which of the following research techniques focuses on gaining an insider's perspective
of the everyday lives of participants under investigation, which often dispels stereotypes
about the group being investigated? - Answer-participant observation
/.A researcher must identify a target population before engaging in sampling. What is
the target population? - Answer-the larger group of people about whom they wish to
generalize
/.What kind of question usually produces a wide variety of responses by allowing
respondents to answer in whatever way seems appropriate to them? - Answer-open-
ended
/.Researchers usually transcribe responses after they conduct a series of interviews.
The transcription process is fairly time-consuming, but it is valuable, in part, because it
allows researchers to - Answer-look for patterns in their data
/.A pilot study is - Answer-a smaller study used to investigate the feasibility of a larger
one
/.What is a simple random sample? - Answer-a sample that provides the same chance
of being included to every member of the population
/.When conducting experiments, how is the experimental group different from the
control group? - Answer-The experimental group is administered the independent
variable, while the control group is not
CORPORATION; Complete solution.
There is a close relationship between sociology and the other social sciences. Why do
sociology still exist as a separate discipline given how much overlappt is between the
fields? - Answer-All the other social sciences are more specialized, but sociology is a
field that considers a huge intellectual territory
/.According to C.W.Mills what is one quality of mind that all Creek sociologists possess?
- Answer-Sociological imagination
/.The divorce rate has steadily increased over time, and now more than a quarter of all
marriages end within the first four years what sort of factors with C.Wright mills suggest
investigating to explain this increase? - Answer-Structural
/.Durkheim theorized that the rapidly changing conditions of modern life lead to anomie.
What is anomie ? - Answer-normlessness or a loss of connections to the social world
/.According to the Theoretical position developed by Karl Marx, what is the catalyst for
social change, - Answer-conflict between social groups
/.What term did Karl Marx used to describe the fact that most of the population excepts
inequality even when it does not benefit them personally? - Answer-False
consciousness
/.What did Max Weber mean when he said that postmodern people are trapped in a
"iron cage "? - Answer-Most aspects of life are increasingly controlled by rigid rules and
rationalization
/.Max Weber help lay the groundwork for sociologists who would develop symbolic
interactionism as a theory because she believed that a social scientists should
approach the study of human action - Answer-Which emphasizes empathy with
individuals experiences
/.Structural functionalist theory is concerned with the ways in which structures contribute
to the stability of society. What a structure? - Answer-A social institution that is stable
overtime and helps meet the needs of society
/.According to Robert Martin, manifest functions - Answer-Are intended to be obvious
/.Which of the following theories view society as a whole unit made up of inter-laded
parts that work together? - Answer-Structural functionalism
, /.Which of the following theories focuses on how our behaviors are dependent on the
ways we interpret, make sense of, and define ourselves, others, and social situations? -
Answer-symbolic interactionism
/.Postmodernis are interested in ___________, or taking apart and examining stories
and theories - Answer-Deconstruction
/.Do you want to conduct some sociological research on whether people are social
networking sites Are less likely to meet in person as a result of their online community
participation.what is the next step in the scientific method? - Answer-Conduct a
literature review
/.You are conducting research on violence in the media. In what part of research
process are you engaged in if you were trying to describe whether "violence" includes
words as well as actions? - Answer-Defining variables
/.________ is the research method that might involve shifting between participating in a
social situation and being an observer. - Answer-Ethnography
/.Which of the following research techniques focuses on gaining an insider's perspective
of the everyday lives of participants under investigation, which often dispels stereotypes
about the group being investigated? - Answer-participant observation
/.A researcher must identify a target population before engaging in sampling. What is
the target population? - Answer-the larger group of people about whom they wish to
generalize
/.What kind of question usually produces a wide variety of responses by allowing
respondents to answer in whatever way seems appropriate to them? - Answer-open-
ended
/.Researchers usually transcribe responses after they conduct a series of interviews.
The transcription process is fairly time-consuming, but it is valuable, in part, because it
allows researchers to - Answer-look for patterns in their data
/.A pilot study is - Answer-a smaller study used to investigate the feasibility of a larger
one
/.What is a simple random sample? - Answer-a sample that provides the same chance
of being included to every member of the population
/.When conducting experiments, how is the experimental group different from the
control group? - Answer-The experimental group is administered the independent
variable, while the control group is not
