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Define Sociology - correct answer. the systematic study of society and social
interaction

Auguste Comte's 'positivism' - correct answer. the scientific study of social patterns

C. Wright Mills' Sociological Imagination - correct answer. the ability to understand
how your own past relates to that of other people, as well as to history in general and
societal structures in particular

Conflict Theory - correct answer. a theory that looks at society as a competition for
limited resources

Quantitative Research Methods - correct answer. statistical methods such as
surveys with large numbers of participants

Qualitative Research Methods - correct answer. in-depth interviews, focus groups,
and/or analysis of content sources as the source of its data

Karl Marx and communism - correct answer. predicted that inequalities of capitalism
would become so extreme that workers would eventually revolt leading to the collapse
of capitalism, which would be replaced by communism, believed that communism was a
more equitable system than capitalism.

Macro-level vs micro-level sociology - correct answer. macro: a wide-scale view of
the role of social structures within a society
micro: the study of specific relationships between individuals or small groups

Structural Functionism - correct answer. sees society as a complex system whose
parts work together to promote solidarity and stability

, Secondary Data Analysis - correct answer. using data collected by others but
applying new interpretations

Ethnography - correct answer. observing a complete social setting and all that it
entails

What is field research? - correct answer. gathering data from a natural environment
without doing a lab experiment or a survey

Purpose of ASA ethics - correct answer. formal guidelines for conducting
sociological research

What is validity in research? What is reliability in research? - correct answer.
validity: the degree to which a sociological measure accurately reflects the topic of study
reliability: a measure of a study's consistency that considers how likely results are to be
replicated if a study is reproduced

Participant observation - correct answer. when a researcher immerses herself in a
group or social setting in order to make observations from an "insider" perspective

Cooley's "Looking Glass" self - correct answer. a self-image based on how we think
others see us

Role Strain - correct answer. conflicts that someone feels within a role

What did Asch conclude in his research study? - correct answer. The bigger the
majority group (no of confederates), the more people conformed, but only up to a
certain point.

Characteristics of bureaucracy - correct answer. division of labor, hierarchy of
authority, written rules and regulations, impersonality, employment based on technical
qualifications

What does McDonaldization refer to? - correct answer. the increased uniformity and
rationality of society due to automation

Meritocracy - correct answer. a system in which promotion is based on individual
ability or achievement

Ethnocentrism - correct answer. Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic
group.

Incest taboo - correct answer. a norm forbidding sexual relations or marriage
between certain relatives

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