SOCI: Key takaways that can be on the midterm

Sociology is the study of __________, __________, and __________.

society, social institutions, social relationships

The father of sociology is __________.

August Comte

The term 'sociology' was coined by __________.

Emanuel Joseph Seyes

The 'Big Three' of sociology are __________, __________, and __________.

Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber

__________ is associated with conflict theory.

Karl Marx

__________ is associated with structural functionalism.

Emile Durkheim

__________ is associated with symbolic interactionism.

Max Weber

__________ are the rules, values, and norms that shape how people behave in society.

Social facts

__________ is the ability to see how personal experiences connect to larger social and historical forces.

Sociological imagination

__________ are the expected behaviors and responsibilities of a person based on their position in society.

Social roles

__________ are unwritten rules about how people should behave in different situations.

Social norms

__________ are traditional practices and behaviors common in a culture or community.

Social customs

The scientific method starts with __________.

Asking a question

Empirical evidence is based on __________, __________, or __________.

Direct experiences, scientifically gathered data, experimentation

A __________ evaluates results from multiple studies on the same subject.

Meta-analysis

The main difference between primary and secondary data is that primary data is __________, while secondary data is __________.

Collected yourself, already existing

The main difference between correlation and causation is that correlation shows __________, while causation means __________.

A connection, one variable directly causes another

An example of a primary data collection method is __________.

Surveys, experiments, observations, interviews

An example of a secondary data collection method is __________.

Official records, previous studies, media sources, historical data

Nonreactive research studies people without __________.

Them knowing

Content analysis studies patterns in __________, __________, or __________.

Texts, media, communication

The Tuskegee Experiment was unethical because participants were __________.

Denied treatment for syphilis

The Milgram Experiment tested __________ to authority.

Obedience

One principle of the ASA Code of Ethics is __________, which means being honest and transparent.

Integrity

One principle of the ASA Code of Ethics is __________, which ensures participants understand the study.

Informed consent

One principle of the ASA Code of Ethics is __________, which means treating all participants fairly.

Equality

Quantitative research focuses on __________, while qualitative research focuses on __________.

Numbers and stats, words and descriptions