Termen H4

Question 1

perspective (framework/paradigm)

Answer 1

certain way of looking at things

Question 2

sociological topic

Answer 2

a specific subject matter in sociology (crime, ethnicity, globalization, gender, etc.)

Question 3

sociological themes

Answer 3

CSI: Culture, Social relations, Inequality

Question 4

culture

Answer 4

sociological theme on opinions, norms and corresponding behavior

Question 5

opinion

Answer 5

cognitive beliefs, preferences, attitudes and values

Question 6

norm

Answer 6

rules of the game in society

Question 7

social relations

Answer 7

sociological theme on social networks and groups

Question 8

social network

Answer 8

a set of actors and the ties between them

Question 9

group

Answer 9

social category with which people can affiliate

Question 10

inequality

Answer 10

sociological theme on social stratification, social mobility and resources

Question 11

social stratification

Answer 11

unequal distribution of valued goods

Question 12

social mobility

Answer 12

movement of people from one position to another in the stratification system

Question 13

resources

Answer 13

capital, opportunities and power one can use to realize one’s goals

Question 14

ecological explanation

Answer 14

type of explanation in which both the dependent and independent variables are at the collective level (meso/macro)

Question 15

black box explanation

Answer 15

type of explanation in which Y is explained by X, but the theoretical mechanism linking X to Y is missing

Question 16

verstehen

Answer 16

type of explanation in which subjective understanding plays a key role

Question 17

multilevel framework

Answer 17

a framework which considers the interplay between individuals and their social environment

Question 18

social context effect

Answer 18

influence of social conditions on individual outcomes

Question 19

individual-level effect

Answer 19

type of propositions which refer to processes at the micro level

Question 20

aggregation mechanism

Answer 20

proposition which relates the individual level to collective outcomes

Question 21

simple aggregation

Answer 21

idea that collective outcomes are no more than the sum of their parts

Question 22

social interdependency

Answer 22

situations in which actions of individuals affect those of yet other individuals

Question 23

complex aggregation

Answer 23

idea that collective outcomes result from complex interplay between individuals and their social context

Question 24

social dynamics

Answer 24

ecological relationships and collective changes