Chapter One (Theory) Flashcards
A tool used to understand and describe the world:
Theory
A statement that organizes a set of concepts in a meaningful way by explaining the relationship among them:
Theory
A general framework of ideas and how they relate to each other that can be used to answer questions about the world:
Theory
A set of statements that seek to explain problems, actions, or behavior:
Theory
The usefulness of a theory is measured by its ability to _________ or ________ some event or behavior:
Describe; Predict
Theories help us explain “________ _______ ___” and can allows us to predict “_______ _______ ___ ______”:
What’s going on; what’s going to happen
Will correctly predict that identical relationships will occur in the future if conditions are identical:
Validity of a Theory
The ideas that make sense of the data:
A Theory
Theories are _________ constructs:
Intellectual
Lenses that we can use to help us to interpret or focus on the components of human interactions:
Social Theories
A theory:
1. Makes the facts of _______ _____ comprehensible
2. Determines _____ & ______
3. Helps us _______
4. Helps us ______
- Social Life
- Cause and Effect
- Explain
- Predict
Theory is not a _____ ______ about human behavior:
Final Statement
Systems of classifications, distinct categories:
Typology
A person feels a deep sense of moral obligation and is willing to place the group’s welfare above their survival:
Altruistic Suicide
Occurs when an individual feels little connection to the larger society and is not affected by social constraints against self-destructive behavior:
Egoistic Suicide
