Hoofdstuk 1

Question 1

Precise question ingredients

Answer 1

1. the human behaviour you want to describe, 2. social context, 3. period, 4 population

Question 2

Societal relevance

Answer 2

relevance of sociological work for the understanding of social problems

Question 3

Scientific relevance

Answer 3

relevance of socioloical work for the accumulation of sociological knowledge

Question 4

Normative questions

Answer 4

question that entails value judgements (what should be done)

Question 5

Comparative questions

Answer 5

question that entails some kind of social comparison

Question 6

False theoretical question

Answer 6

aims to explain something that does not exist

Question 7

Social context effect

Answer 7

influence of social conditions on individual outcomes

Question 8

Sociological imagination (sociological perspective)

Answer 8

type of explanation of human behaviour which focuses on social causes

Question 9

Social phenomena

Answer 9

collective human behaviour

Question 10

Proximate causes

Answer 10

are close to the phenomena the researcher wants to explain

Question 11

Ultimate causes

Answer 11

are deeper, hidden in the background (proximate causes are explained by ultimate causes)

Question 12

Social problem/public issue

Answer 12

1. Goes beyond the individual (it effects many people) 2. it is a public issue about which many people are concerned

Question 13

Personal trouble

Answer 13

problem related to he personal life of an individual

Question 14

Social interventions

Answer 14

interventions are based on scientific insights and empirical work, and are targeted towards reducing social problems