Tubergen KeyWords 4

perspective

/ framework of paradigm: certain way of looking at things

framework of paradigm

/ perspective: certain way of looking at things

sociological topic

specific subject matter in sociology (e.g. crime, ethnicity, globalization, gender)

sociological theme

complex concept which helps to relate diverse, specific topics to each other in a more abstract way (main sociological themes: culture, social relations, inequality)

sociological subtheme

subdimension of a sociological theme

culture

sociological theme on opinions, norms, and corresponding behavior

opinion

cognitive beliefs, preferences, attitudes, and values

norm

rules of the game in society

social relations

sociological theme on social networks and groups

social network

a set of actors and the ties between themgr

group

social category in which people can affiliate

inequality

sociological theme on social stratification, social mobility, and resources

social stratifiation

unequal distribution of valued goods

social mobility

movement of people from one position to another in the stratification system

resources

capital, opportunities, and power one can use to realize one’s goals

ecological explanation

type of explanation in which both the dependent and independent variables are the collective level (meso or maro)

variable sociology

type of sociology which focuses on causal relationships between variables

black box explanations

type of explanation in which Y is explained by X, but theoretical mechanism linking X of Y is missing

verstehen

type of explanation in which subjective understanding plays a key role

multilevel framework

a framework which considers the interplay between individuals and their social environment

social context effect

influence of social conditions on individual outcomes

individual-level effect

type of propositions which refer to processes at the micro level

aggregation mechanism

proposition which relates the individual level to collective outcomes

simple aggregation

idea that collective outcomes are no more than the sum of their parts

social interdependency

situations in which actions of individuals affect those of yet other individuals

complex aggregation

idea that collective outcomes result from complex interplay between individuals and their social context

social dynamics

ecological relationships and collective changes