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12 Cards in this Set
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Auguste Comte (1798-1857) |
-coined the term sociology -sought to establish society that would reveal the "laws of society" -encouraged use of observation and reason -developed theological, metaphysical, scientific stages |
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Karl Marx (1818-1883) |
-capitalist society is driven by conflict -bourgeoissie and proletariat -people in power control means of production |
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Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) |
-first professor of sociology -applied observation and reason to study of suicide
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Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) |
-wrote books and essays about societal evolution -advocate for social evolution
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Max Weber (1864-1920) |
-humans are driven by attitude, culture -first social psychologist |
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What is a theory? |
-interrelated set of assumptions about human nature and the social order -basis of which allows the shaping and testing of propositions |
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Functionalism theory |
-sees society as always growing from simple to complex -assumes life is guided by social structures -assumes that changes occur in small bits |
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Conflict theory |
-sees society as characterized by constant inequality -believes capitalism is the seeds of its own destruction -who will benefit at who's expense |
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Steps in research project |
1. define problem 2. review literature 3. form hypothesis 4. select the research design 5. collect and analyze data 6. draw conclusions |
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Research designs used |
1. surveys 2. observation 3. experiments 4. secondary analysis |
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ETHICS |
1. confidentiality 2. research funds and objectivity 3. informed consent 4. value neutrality |
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Symbolic-interaction Theory
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-Sees society as the product of day to day interactions
-views actions in which gestures create a social position (presentation of self) - believes that shared meanings are the product of the accumulated reactions of one's behavior to another |
