Data analysis
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The scientific process by which researchers interpret the data they have
collected
What other fields emerged out of sociology?
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Criminology, gender studies, African American studies, Latino studies,
gay/lesbian studies, urban/rural studies, organizational or management
studies, industrial relations or labor studies, demography,
communication/media studies
,Why do sociologists use social theories?
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For posing research questions and evaluation evidence related to those
questions
neo-Marxism
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An updated form of Marxism that contends that the capitalist state could,
and indeed often has, forced powerful economic classes to make
"concessions" to the working class
Random sampling
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A technique for choosing participants for a research study in which each
person in the population of interest has an equal chance of being chosen
so that the sample mirrors a larger population and reflects its
characteristics or dyanmics
How did neo-Marxists expand traditional Marxist definitions of social class?
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, They added in a middle class
What are the two types of social solidarity?
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(Durkheim) 1. Mechanical solidarity - the factors that hold primitive societies
together, mostly through family and kinship ties and a collective
consciousness shared by all members of the community
2. Organic solidarity - The mutual dependence and interdependence
individuals have with one another as societies become more advanced
Conflict theory
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A type of social theory that emerged out of dissatisfaction with structural
functionalism and held that all societies are characterized by conflicts that
arise from the uneven distribution of power and wealth between groups
Social interaction
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The way people act together, including how they modify and alter their
behavior in response to the presence of others. Social interaction is
governed by norms
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The scientific process by which researchers interpret the data they have
collected
What other fields emerged out of sociology?
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Criminology, gender studies, African American studies, Latino studies,
gay/lesbian studies, urban/rural studies, organizational or management
studies, industrial relations or labor studies, demography,
communication/media studies
,Why do sociologists use social theories?
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For posing research questions and evaluation evidence related to those
questions
neo-Marxism
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An updated form of Marxism that contends that the capitalist state could,
and indeed often has, forced powerful economic classes to make
"concessions" to the working class
Random sampling
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A technique for choosing participants for a research study in which each
person in the population of interest has an equal chance of being chosen
so that the sample mirrors a larger population and reflects its
characteristics or dyanmics
How did neo-Marxists expand traditional Marxist definitions of social class?
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, They added in a middle class
What are the two types of social solidarity?
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(Durkheim) 1. Mechanical solidarity - the factors that hold primitive societies
together, mostly through family and kinship ties and a collective
consciousness shared by all members of the community
2. Organic solidarity - The mutual dependence and interdependence
individuals have with one another as societies become more advanced
Conflict theory
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A type of social theory that emerged out of dissatisfaction with structural
functionalism and held that all societies are characterized by conflicts that
arise from the uneven distribution of power and wealth between groups
Social interaction
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The way people act together, including how they modify and alter their
behavior in response to the presence of others. Social interaction is
governed by norms
