Sociology Chapter 1 Flashcards
Historical and content analysis andvantages
-access to data that may not be accessible otherwise
-insights into the past and inaccessible social worlds via other methods
-examination of large datasets to identify patters
Historical and content analysis disadvantages
The existing data may not be ideally suited for the research project to be conducted
Design of a research project
1)choose a research question
2) state your hypothesis
3) gather data
4) analyze data
5) develop conlusions
Dependent variable
What researchers want to explain
Correlation
Association between variables
Causation
Cause-effect relationship
Spurious correlation
The appearance of causation ehen there is none
Nuremberg Code
First international cide of ethics for research on people
Tuskegee syphilis experiment
Black men in alabama were lied to about their conditions and their options for treatment. Despite penisilin being a cure, doctors wanted to continue their research. Some died, others family members died. Partners of participants and babies of participants died.
Sensetive data
Information kept confidential for the subject
Microsociologists
Study hoe individuals construct their social world and themselves by engaging in social interaction
Self
The individual’s reflexive experience of a personal identity
Sex
Different biological and psychological characteristics of males and females
Sexuality
Sexual behavior and attraction
Gender
Social construction defending masculinity and femininity