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What are social facts?
What involves the careful consideration and discussion of the meaning of nonnumerical data?
Qualitative Research Methods
What tools examine numerical data with mathematics?
Quantitative Research Methods
What are empirically based explanations about relationships between social facts known as?
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What refers to explainable similarities and differences among people due to social conditions?
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What is defined as a point of view grounded in lived reality?
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What is the work of using sociological theory to improve societies called?
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What is the term for the capacity to consider how lives are shaped by social facts?
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What refers to the recognition that other minds exist?
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What emerges from seeing ourselves as we think others see us?
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What research method involves an intimate conversation between researcher and subject?
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What is the process of identifying segments of text as belonging to relevant categories called?
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What phenomenon occurs when what people believe is true becomes true?
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What is a research method involving a test of a hypothesis under controlled conditions?
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What is any measurable phenomenon that varies called?
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What group in an experiment undergoes the treatment believed to influence the dependent variable?
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What group in an experiment does not undergo the treatment?
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What are assertions that an independent variable is directly responsible for producing a change in a dependent variable called?
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What are assertions that changes in an independent variable correspond to changes in a dependent variable without proving causality?
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What do we call a story we tell about the origin and likely future of ourselves?
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Study Notes
Social Concepts and Research Methods
- Social Facts: Products of human interaction with the ability to influence individuals, existing outside of personal identity.
- Qualitative Research Methods: Involve in-depth exploration and discussion of non-numerical data, focusing on meanings and experiences.
- Quantitative Research Methods: Utilize numerical data and mathematical analysis to explore sociological questions.
Theoretical Frameworks
- Sociological Theory: Provides empirical explanations and predictions regarding relationships formed by social facts.
- Social Patterns: Identifiable similarities and differences among individuals shaped by social environments and conditions.
Perspectives and Approaches
- Standpoint: A viewpoint rooted in personal lived experiences and social context.
- Public Sociology: The application of sociological insights to improve societal conditions and inform public policies.
- Sociological Imagination: The ability to understand individual lives as influenced by broader social factors and historical contexts.
Psychological and Social Dynamics
- Theory of Mind: Awareness of others' mental states, promoting empathy and understanding of different perspectives.
- Looking-Glass Self: Concept where self-perception is shaped by perceptions of how others view us, influencing identity formation.
Research Techniques
- In-Depth Interview: A qualitative method, providing deep insight through personal conversations between researcher and subject.
- Coding: Organizing qualitative data into relevant categories by identifying thematic segments within text.
Psychological Phenomena
- Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: When belief in a claim leads to its realization, regardless of its initial truth.
- Laboratory Experiment: Method where hypotheses are tested under strictly controlled settings to observe the effects of manipulated variables.
Experimental Design
- Variable: A measurable entity that can change or vary within the scope of research.
- Experimental Group: Participants in an experiment exposed to the independent variable to assess its effect.
- Control Group: Participants not receiving the experimental treatment, serving as a baseline for comparison.
Claims in Research
- Casual Claims: Statements asserting a direct cause-and-effect relationship between an independent and dependent variable.
- Correlational Claims: Indicate a relationship where changes in one variable correspond with changes in another, but without asserting a direct causal connection.
Personal Narratives
- Self-Narrative: An individual's account of their life, encompassing their origin and envisaged future, deeply personal yet reflective of social context.
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Explore the key concepts from Chapter 1 of Sociology with these flashcards. Learn about social facts, qualitative and quantitative research methods, and more essential terms. Ideal for mastering the foundation of sociological inquiry.
