Method of Sociology Q. 2 Flashcards
father of sociology
Comte
idealist philosopher and believed in the rule of philosopher kings
Plato
first true scientific sociologist who worked with suicide
Durkheim
communism and economic determinism
Marx
realistic philosopher
Aristotle
theory of evolution added to sociology
Spencer
used ideal types in sociology
Weber
The study of society
sociology
The study of humanity
anthropology
The study of humanity’s past
history
The study of individual behavior
psychology
The study of government
political science
The possibility of something’s being true or valid is known as
probability
One method of conducting a survey involves selecting a sampling of a representative group of people.
True
A sample chosen by chance without any particular reason is called a _____________ sample.
random
The two institutions of society often mentioned in the Bible are the
- family
- church
What is a primary group?
- family
- church
Unknown events may change probabilities
True
The sociologist uses field observation by living and working in the area they wants to study
True
The results of the survey are never analyzed.
False
The five methods used by sociologists are:
field observation
description
statistics
controlled experiments
surveys
The classical sociologists studied society in general instead of specific groups
True
The use of words to tell how something actually happened is called sociological ______________ .
description
Sociologists today tend to focus more on generalized theories than on specific problems.
False
Statistical analysis collects ______________ that is used to test ______________.
- data
- hypotheses
