sociology (needs work)
-what is the Dramaturgical Theory? Who invented it? GOFFMAN
-what is the kind of research in which the researcher has to observe society while participating in it?
-What is ethnography?
-study of how people live by understanding the group from its own point of view
-how can it be established that a relationship is causal?
-demonstrate that the supposed cause is associated with the supposed effect
-demonstrate the cause comes before the effect
-eliminate all other possible alternative explanations for the effect
-what makes research good?
-mores vs folkways?
**-**mores = widely held beliefs about what is considered moral by society
-folkways = rules of behavior for common/routine interactions
-what is Sapir Whorf also known as?
-subcultures are ?
-subcultures - cultural groups that exist within another, larger culture
• members accept many of the values and beliefs of the larger culture while maintaining some unique ways of life
• some of these subcultures reflect immigration patterns (Chinatown, Little Italy...) -- elements of two different cultures, creating a new subculture
-what is comparative-historical research?
-Content analysis?
-researchers use texts and categorize them based on a set of rules
-who popularized cultural relativism? What movement did his idea cause? FRANZ BOAS
-hunter gatherer societies are not less than, just different
-what is cultural relativism?
-cultures cannot be ranked as better/worse
-who said there are some cultural universals that exist in all societies? MURDOCK
-what is cultural capital?
**-**capital related to education, style, appearance, dress that promotes social mobility (Bourdieu and Passeron) (AKA UR SHIT)
-what is dissonance?
-what is the Dramaturgical Theory? Who invented it? GOFFMAN
-what is the kind of research in which the researcher has to observe society while participating in it?
-What is ethnography?
-study of how people live by understanding the group from its own point of view
-how can it be established that a relationship is causal?
-demonstrate that the supposed cause is associated with the supposed effect
-demonstrate the cause comes before the effect
-eliminate all other possible alternative explanations for the effect
-what makes research good?
-mores vs folkways?
**-**mores = widely held beliefs about what is considered moral by society
-folkways = rules of behavior for common/routine interactions
-what is Sapir Whorf also known as?
-subcultures are ?
-subcultures - cultural groups that exist within another, larger culture
• members accept many of the values and beliefs of the larger culture while maintaining some unique ways of life
• some of these subcultures reflect immigration patterns (Chinatown, Little Italy...) -- elements of two different cultures, creating a new subculture
-what is comparative-historical research?
-Content analysis?
-researchers use texts and categorize them based on a set of rules
-who popularized cultural relativism? What movement did his idea cause? FRANZ BOAS
-hunter gatherer societies are not less than, just different
-what is cultural relativism?
-cultures cannot be ranked as better/worse
-who said there are some cultural universals that exist in all societies? MURDOCK
-what is cultural capital?
**-**capital related to education, style, appearance, dress that promotes social mobility (Bourdieu and Passeron) (AKA UR SHIT)
-what is dissonance?