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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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map of the social world by tracking relationships of people in society

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social networks

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2
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uniplex ties go with that type of relationship

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instrumental relationship

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3
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multiplex ties go with that type of relationship

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diffuse relationship

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4
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simple and obvious, talk directly to one another, the one reason for the relationship

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direct ties

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5
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the degree to which ties are enforced through indirect paths within a social network

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embeddedness

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6
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extent to which the ties in a network are embedded both directly and indirectly; the number of relationships in a network

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social network density

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7
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everyone knows everyone else (anonymity), surveillance, norms of reciprocity (give and take), and trust

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dense social network

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8
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the size and scope of the things which are studied in an academic discipline

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level of analysis

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9
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a set of rights and duties associated with a social position

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roles

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10
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a group of people who live within the same territory and share a common culture

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society

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11
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generally concerned with social dynamics at a higher level of analysis - that is across the breadth of a society

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macro-sociology

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12
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seeks to understand small-scale, often face-to-face, interactional contexts

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micro-sociology

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13
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“a set of of stories that explains our relationship to the other members of our network”

the reason(s) why two people have a relationship with one another in a network

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tie

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14
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there is only one story the individuals can tell about their tie; there is only one reason for their relationship

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uniplex tie

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15
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the individuals have several stories they can tell to explain their relationship; there are many things which bring them together

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multiplex tie

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16
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a story about how one person is connected to someone through another person

a third person links two others, and these others may not know one another personally

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indirect tie

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17
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mainly made up of indirect ties

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spare social network

18
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a group of 2 that have mutual dependence

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dyad

19
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a group of 3 that have mutual dependence (could be more)

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triad

20
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person in group (triad) that resolves conflict

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mediator

21
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profits from the disagreement of the other two in the group

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tertius gaudens

22
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a wedge between 2 other people in the group

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Divid et impera

23
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allow comparison and help to understand or make sense of our position in society relative to other groups

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reference groups

24
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set of stories contained in ties

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narrative

25
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to see connections between our personal experiences and the larger forces of history

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sociological imagination

26
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a complex group of interdependent positions that, together, perform a social role and reproduce themselves over time

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social institutions

27
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a group of people who live in a particular territory, and share a common culture. the members have a generally same way of life. they have established their own 5 major institutions

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society

28
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What are the 5 major institutions in society?

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economy 
family 
education 
polity 
religion
29
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sociology is often focused at what level?

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group

30
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a perfect example of something which has all the characteristics of it in a sociological description

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ideal types

31
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a small social group whose members share personal and lasting relationships with a lot of emotion and feeling

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primary group

32
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an individual who fills a structural hole between 2 separate networks and links them into a single network

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social entrepreneur

33
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a factor which may bring into existence another factor or change it. it has an effect and brings a change to a dependent variable

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independent variable

34
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the outcome that the researcher is trying to explain

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dependent variable

35
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a proposed relationship between two variables

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hypothesis

36
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explains why an independent variable should bring about a change in the dependent variable

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casual mechanism

37
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what are the two types of culture?

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material and nonmaterial

38
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obtaining info used to document the meanings that actions engender in social participants

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qualitative methods

39
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obtaining info about the social world in or converted to numerical form

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quantitative methods

40
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focuses on the level of analysis above the individual

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sociology

41
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causes our societies to become more porous (liquidify)

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globalization

42
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characteristics of a sparse social network

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know everyone
surveillance
trust
norms of reciprocity

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