After weeks of protest in Zuccotti Park, NYC's "Occupy Wall Street" divided into two camps: one composed of higher income protestors, and one composed of lower-income protesters. A ______ would be most interested in the relationship and nature of day-to- day exchanges between the two groups.
Symbolic interactionist
Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely considered the father of sociology?
Auguste Comte
Sociology is defined as the:
Systematic study of society and social interaction.
A paradigm can be defined as:
Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.
Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process, arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make admission difficult for the average student. Which perspective would Jeremy's argument fall under?
Conflict Theory
A hypothesis can be defined as:
A testable proposition
_____ view society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that society.
Structural Functionalists
The process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and the society that shapes that behavior (or, the concept that the individual and society are inseparable) is referred to as:
Figuration
What approach is often used to understand what's defined as deviant within a society?
Constructivism
Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in society based solely on their belief in a meritocracy?
Émile Durkheim
According to Durkheim, which of the following is NOT a social fact?
All of the above are social facts
Eleanor is researching the effect social media has on worldwide political awareness and revolution. Felix is examining the effect World of Warcraft has on the romantic relationships of middle-aged men in his metro area. Eleanor's analysis is _____, while Felix's analysis is _____.
Macro-level; micro-level
Weber's proposal of antipositivism influenced sociological researchers to ______ while examining different social worlds.
Gain a subjective understanding of human cultural norms
Max Weber, Georg Simmel, and Karl Marx were all advocates of:
Conflict theory
__ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the struggles of different social classes over the means of production and greatly favored ____.
Karl Marx; Communism
Which of the following is an example of nonreactive research?
Gathering data from government studies
A class of third graders is told that the assistant principal will be visiting their class to confirm their teacher's reports of bad behavior. When the principal visits, the students behave perfectly. This is an example of ________.
The Hawthorne Effect
The term interpretive framework can be defined as:
A sociological research approach that seeks in-depth understanding of a topic or subject through observation or interaction; this approach is not based on hypothesis testing.
What is the importance of interpretive framework?
It leads to in-depth knowledge of a participant's social world.
Which of the following is an example of an unethical sociological research practice?
Observing study participants without their consent
Kyle is collecting newspaper clippings from his grandfather about the American public's perception of World War II. This is an example of ______.
Secondary data
John wants to study whether a larger number of laptops available to students at his school lead to higher grades. Choose the independent and dependent variable.
Independent variable: Number of laptops; Dependent variable: Grades
Tyson is researching whether actors on prime-time television and hit movies negatively impact teenagers' body images. He is going undercover at a local high school to observe and participate with the students to better understand the world they live in. Tyson is conducting which research method?
Field research
Alexis wants to research the 1960's feminist movement. She reads articles from the time period, watches documentaries, reads scholarly journals on the topic, and interviews influential women from the movement. What kind of research method is Alexis using?
Secondary data analysis
In order to better understand the sorority pledging process at her university for her sociology thesis, Carmen pledges with a popular sorority. This is an example of _____.
Participant observation
Kevin conducted a study on whether the length of the line at a local Starbucks affected how well the customers enjoyed their coffee after receiving it. Malcolm conducted the study at his local Starbucks, and found the same results. Kevin's study had a high level of _____.
Reliability
Miguel is doing a research paper on New York City's Stone Wall riots of 1969. He visits the scene of the riots, interviews people who were there, reads the police reports of the event, and watches video footage. Miguel is conducting a(n) ______.
Case study
Thomas wants to better understand the trends in literacy rates in Baltimore city over the past 50 years using Baltimore city data. What type of research should Thomas conduct?
Secondary data analysis
Which of the following is not a purpose of the American Sociological Association's code of ethics?
To ensure the financial gain of the researchers
Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?
Receive corroboration from the field