Class 1 Flashcards
Describe functionalism in terms of the person associated with the theory, the scope of the theory(macro/micro), and the general concept.
a) Emile Durheim
b) macro level
c) Functionalism says individuals are parts of a society that all function to maintain dynamic equilibrium.
Describe conflict theory in terms of the person associated with the theory, the scope of the theory(macro/micro), and the general concept.
a) Karl Marx(capitalism eventually leads to socialism) and Max Weber(disagreed to Marx; said there is more than one type of conflict)
b) macro level
c) Says society is a competition for limited resources. A functionalist would say differences are proportional to NEED, while a conflict theorist would say differences are proportional to POWER.
Describe symbolic interactionalism in terms of the person associated with the theory, the scope of the theory(macro/micro), and the general concept.
a) Geoard Herbert Mead
b) micro level
c) Individuals communicate with each other using culturally learned symbols. Ex. white coat, stethoscope.
Describe symbolic constructionism in terms of the scope of the theory(macro/micro), and the general concept.
a) N/A
b) macro/micro lvl
c) Individual interactions results in a socially-agreed upon “constucts.” ex. money, color(blue/pink), toys(trucks/dolls.)
Describe rational choice theory in terms of the scope of the theory(macro/micro), and the general concept.
a) N/A
b) Micro
c) Individuals act based on costs and benefits.
Describe social exchange theory in terms of the scope of the theory(macro/micro), and the general concept.
a) N/A
b) micro
c) Individuals interact based on the rewards(benefits) and punishments(costs).
Describe feminism in terms of the person associated with the theory, the scope of the theory(macro/micro), and the general concept.
a) N/A
b) can be both micro and macro
c) Women deserve rights that are politically, socially, and economically equal to men.
Describe internal validity and the most common threats to internal validity.
Internal validity is the extent to which the outcome variable is due to the intervetion. Threats include impression management, confounding variables, lack of reliability, sampling bias, attriction(participant fatigue) effects.
Describe internal validity and the most common threats(5) to internal validity.
Internal validity is the extent to which the outcome variable is due to the intervention. Threats include impression management, confounding variables, lack of reliability, sampling bias, and attrition(participant fatigue) effects.
Describe external validity and the most common threats to external validity.
External validity is the extent to which findings can be generalized to the real world. Threats include that the experiment can’t apply to the real world, selection criteria, situational effects (ex. claustrophobia in an MRI machine), and high variability in the sample groups
Describe external validity and the most common threats(4) to external validity.
External validity is the extent to which findings can be generalized to the real world. Threats include that the experiment can’t apply to the real world, selection criteria, situational effects (ex. claustrophobia in an MRI machine), and high variability in the sample groups
Describe the difference between reliabilty and validity
Reliability is constistency, while validity is does it measure what it claims to do.
What is the difference between manifest and latent functions?
Manifest functions are intended or obvious effects, while latent functions are those that are unintended or less recognizable. Ex. manifest function of higher education would be a degree and knowledge, while latent functions can be debt, networking, and life skills.
