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1
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When was sociology started

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mid 1800’s

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Sociology Definition

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the systematic study of social behavior and human groups

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What is the primary subject of sociology?

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groups

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what does sociology focus on

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patterns of human behavior

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sociology vs. psychology

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psychology focuses on internal and individual; sociology examines other exchanges (love, affection)

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sociology vs. economics

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economics primarily focused on commercial exchange; sociology studies postindustrial societies (both study culture)

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sociology vs. criminology

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criminology specializes in illegal behavior; sociology looks at all human behavior

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sociology vs. political science

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political science looks at political activity; sociology looks at all organizations

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What is the speciality of sociologists

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generalizations

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Sociological imagination definition

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ability to see the link between lives of individuals and larger social forces

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what does sociological imagination accomplish

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brings new understanding to everyday life

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what does the sociological imagination involve

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critical thinking and creative thinking

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what does the sociological imagination connect

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personal social setting and impersonal social world

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What is the key element of the sociological imagination

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ability to view our own society as an outsider

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What do sociologists develop

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theories

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What is a theory

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a generalized statement that explains why and how certain things take place

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A theory…

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has empirical implications; makes predictions the can be tested

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Difference between theory and common sense

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research

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why do sociologists collect data

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to verify a theory; to gain enough knowledge to create a theory

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Gerry and Quetelet

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observe stability and verification in suicide rates

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morseli

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Ties variation and increase in suicide rates to modernization

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Durkheim

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links variation in suicide rates to strength of social relationships

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Social facts

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shows how social forces shaped individual action

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What do suicide rates reflect

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the influence of the social world

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social facts definition

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Durkheims- whats of acting, thinking, and feeling that are external to the individual and are endowed with the power of coercion

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Micro sociology

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interactions among individuals, small groups

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macro sociology

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comparisons among larger groups

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groups

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groups maintain stable patterns of relationships

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aggregates

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involve accidental, brief encounters among people

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Primary group

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group ties are more intimate and emotional (family)

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secondary group

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group ties are more formal and task oriented (workmates)

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reference group

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the group a person uses as a standard for self-evaluation

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What is sociology concerned with

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solidarity and network ties

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solidarity

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the “glue” that holds society together

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network ties

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the connections between individuals that form groups

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Functionalism

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society is a system and all the parts serve to meet a need (gangs)

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conflict theory

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focus on the continual struggle between groups and the resulting inequalities

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interactionist

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focus on interaction between individuals in everyday life (micro)

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units of analysis

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the things on which a set of research observations are based

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concepts

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names used to identify some set or class of things that are staid to be alike

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social conflict

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unfriendly interactions between “groups”

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unobtrusive measures

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techniques used to measure behavior without disturbing the behavior of subjects

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validation research

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studies conducted to determine whether particular measures used in research are accurate

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operationalize

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to select measures of concepts to make it possible to perform observational operations on them

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free will

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the philosophical and theological doctrine that humans possess the capacity for choosing among alternatives and therefor can be held responsible for the choices they make

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