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Ignitia Hist 700 > Method of Sociology Q. 2 > Flashcards

Method of Sociology Q. 2 Flashcards

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father of sociology

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Comte

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idealist philosopher and believed in the rule of philosopher kings

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Plato

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3
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first true scientific sociologist who worked with suicide

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Durkheim

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4
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communism and economic determinism

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Marx

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5
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realistic philosopher

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Aristotle

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theory of evolution added to sociology

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Spencer

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used ideal types in sociology

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Weber

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The study of society

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sociology

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The study of humanity

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anthropology

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10
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The study of humanity’s past

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history

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11
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The study of individual behavior

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psychology

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12
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The study of government

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political science

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The possibility of something’s being true or valid is known as

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probability

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One method of conducting a survey involves selecting a sampling of a representative group of people.

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True

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15
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A sample chosen by chance without any particular reason is called a _____________ sample.

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random

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16
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The two institutions of society often mentioned in the Bible are the

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  • family
  • church
17
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What is a primary group?

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  • family
  • church
18
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Unknown events may change probabilities

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True

19
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The sociologist uses field observation by living and working in the area they wants to study

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True

20
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The results of the survey are never analyzed.

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False

21
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The five methods used by sociologists are:

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field observation
description
statistics
controlled experiments
surveys

22
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The classical sociologists studied society in general instead of specific groups

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True

23
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The use of words to tell how something actually happened is called sociological ______________ .

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description

24
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Sociologists today tend to focus more on generalized theories than on specific problems.

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False

25
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Statistical analysis collects ______________ that is used to test ______________.

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  • data
  • hypotheses

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