Chapter 1 powerpoint pt.2 Flashcards
What is the difference between microsociology and macrosociology?
Microsociology, understands local interactional contexts, focusing on face-to-face encounters and gathering data through participant observations and in-depth interviews.
Macrosociology, looks at social dynamics across whole societies or large parts of them and often relies on statistical analysis to do so.
The focus of micro sociology is?
Individuals within society
The focus of macro sociology is?
Society as a whole
The orientation of micro sociology?
Subjective
The orientation of macro sociology?
Objective
What are the methods for micro sociology?
Participant observation and interviews
What are the methods for macro sociology?
Statistical analysis
Theory is the use of ________________ to describe behaviors and make predictions
generalization
Theory is the use of generalization to describe __________ and make __________
behaviors
predictions
Sociologists use ______ (along with methods of data collection) to help explain the ______ world
theory
social
Who created Grand Theory?
C Wright Mills
one universal way of understanding the social world, abstract
Grand Theory
Grand Theory=_________
Paradigm
integrates theory and empirical research, theoretical claims can be validated by data
Middle-range Theories
Who created Middle-range Theories?
Robert Merton
Middle-range theories
Grand
______-______ theories
Middle Range
________is an analytic lens, a way of viewing the world and a framework from which to understand the human experience (Kuhn, 1962).
paradigm
Paradigmis an _______ ____, a ____ __ _______ __ _____ and a framework from which to understand the human experience (Kuhn, 1962).
analytic lens
way of viewing the world
Umbrella system that based on a set of assumptions that defines the object of study, how it can be studied and the possible interpretation of the results
paradigm
What are the Five Main Paradigms of sociology?
- Critical/Conflict Paradigm
- Interpretive/Symbolic Interactionism Paradigm
- Functionalism/Structural Functionalism Paradigm
- Postmodern Paradigm
- Positivist Paradigm
What are the three core paradigms in sociology?
- Critical/Conflict Paradigm
- Interpretive/Symbolic Interactionism Paradigm
- Functionalism/Structural Functionalism Paradigm
According to the positive paradigm, social world has law-like __________ that we can study.
regularities
Comte term in reference to positive paradigm “_____ _______”
“social physics”
Positivist paradigm is ______ free & __________
value
objective
Positive paradigm helps _______ and _______ rapidly changing social world
control
predict
Positive paradigm emerged during the _________ __________
industrial revolution
