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33 Cards in this Set
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Science
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a logical system that bases knowlege on direct, systematic observation
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Scientific Sociology
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the study of society based on systmatic observatoin of social behavior
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Empirical Evidence
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information we can verify with our senses
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Concept
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a mental construct that represents some part of the world in a simplified form
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Variable
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a concpet whose value changes from case to case
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Measurement
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a procedure for determining the value of a variable in a specific case
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Operationalize a Variable
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specifying exactly what one is to measure before assigning a value to a variable
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Reliability
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consistancy in measurement
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Valididty
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actually measuring exactly what one intends to measure
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Cause and Effect
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a relationship in which change in one variable (the independent variable) causes change in another (the dependent varible).
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Independent Variable
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a variable that causes change in another (the dependent variable)
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Dependent Variable
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a variable tha is changed by another (independent variable)
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Correlation
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a relationshp in which two (or more) variables change together
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Spurious Correlation
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an apparent, although false, relationship between two (or more) variables caused by some other variable
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Control
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holding constant all variables except one in order to see clearly the effect of that variable
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Objectivity
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personal neutrality in conducting research
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Replication
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repition of reseach by other investigators
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Interpretive Sociology
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the study of society that focuses on the meanings people attach to their social world
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Critical Sociology
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the sudty of society that focuses on teh need for social change
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Gender
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the personal traits and social positions that memebers of a society attach to being male or female
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Reseach method
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a systematic plan for conducting research
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Experiment
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a research method for investigating cause and effect under highly controlled conditions
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Hypothesis
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an unverified statment of a relationship between variables
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Hawthorne Effect
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a change in a subjects behavior caused simply by te awarness of being studied
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Survey
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a research method in which a subject responds to a sreies of statemnts or questions in a questionair or an interview
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Population
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the people who are the focus of research
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Sample
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a part of a population that represents the whole
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Questionaire
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a series of written questions a researcher presents to respondants
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Interview
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a series of questions a reseacher admininsters in person to repspondans
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Participant Observation
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a research method in which investigators systematically observe people while joining them in thier routine activities
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Secondary Analysis
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a research method in which a researcher uses data collected by others
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Inductive logical thought
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resoning that transforms specific observations into general theory
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Deductive logical thought
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resoning that transforms gernal thoery into a specific hypothesis suitable for testing
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