UCSP 12 Flashcards
The term “society” came from the Latin word ________, which in turns was derived from the noun socius (comrade, friend, ally).
societas
It is used to describe a bond or interaction between parties that are friendly, or at least civil.
Socius
According to the Greek philosopher _______, human being are zoon politikon or political animals.
Aristotle
According to him the term “society” is used to describe a level of organization of groups that is relatively self-contained.
John Holmwood (2006)
The situation in which society lacks social regulation through social norms called __________.
Anomie
Anomie is from the Greek word…..
nomos
She was a French Philosopher and sociologist.
Louis Althusser (1918-1990)
He is one of the most influential American sociologist. He is associated with the theory of structural functionalism.
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
He is considered the founding father of French sociologist.
Emile Durkheim
The argument of Durkheim that society is an objective reality is echoed in contemporary sociology by________
Peter L Berger.
Emile Durkheim theory, called _______, states that society is reality sui generis and cannot be reduced to individual aggregates or parts.
sociologist realism
His remarks could be extended to all other social institutions.
Peter L. Berger
This critism is echoed in the famous statement of_________:
Men (sic) make their own history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumtances chosen bty themselves, but uner circumtances directly found, given and transmitted from the past.
Marx (1937)
According to ______, people need social structures to be free, yet freedom is constrained by social structures.
Anthony Giddens
According to ______, qualitative research method refers to “A research that investigates aspects of social life which are not amenable to quantitative measurement. Associated with a variety of theoritical perspectives, qualitative research uses a range of methods to focus on the meanings and interpretation of social phenomena and social processes in the particular contexts in which they occur.”
Maggie Sumner (2006)
It is often used to study meanings embedded in a certain organization or practices occuring in a community. Its primary purpose is to undsrstand the meanings attached by the actors to what they are doing.
Qualitative methods
According to _______, quantitative method refers to “ research involving the collection of data in numerical form for quantitative analysis.
Jeanette Garwood (2006)
It advocate for the mainstreaming of social sciences according to the method and rigor of the “hard” sciences.
Positivists
_______ is the concious effort of the social researcher to be aware of the social conflicts and power struggle that underlie one’s subject of research, say, fraternity violence, social movements, or body tattooing, and to situate one’s self in that field of power relations.
Reflexivity
He provides a summary of the relationship between research and political biases: although researchers should not let their own values interfere with the quality and honesty of their research, this does not mean that researchers cannot or should not participate in public debates and express both their scientific expertise and personal values
Earl Babbie (2008)
It is considered to be bedrock of science.
common sense
starts with common sense , but goes beyond common sense.
Science
A ____ looking at the lens of a microscope sees differently from a student who has not yer learned how to properly use a microscope.
microbiologist
It has a distinct explanation of certain rituals of a community that is different from the participants’ explanation.
Antropologist
