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A researcher aims to study the income distribution in a large city. To ensure representation from all areas, they divide the city into districts and randomly select households from each district. Which sampling method is the researcher using?
A researcher aims to study the income distribution in a large city. To ensure representation from all areas, they divide the city into districts and randomly select households from each district. Which sampling method is the researcher using?
- Simple Random Sampling
- Convenience Sampling
- Stratified Sampling (correct)
- Snowball Sampling
Which of the following best illustrates the 'looking-glass self' concept in the context of social interaction and personality formation?
Which of the following best illustrates the 'looking-glass self' concept in the context of social interaction and personality formation?
- An adult changing their behavior to fit into a new cultural environment.
- A child developing a sense of self based on how they perceive others view them. (correct)
- An individual strictly adhering to societal norms to avoid social disapproval.
- A person's inherent temperament shaping their interactions, regardless of social feedback.
In a society with increasing globalization, which process best describes the adaptation of minority cultures to the dominant culture, potentially losing some of their original cultural traits?
In a society with increasing globalization, which process best describes the adaptation of minority cultures to the dominant culture, potentially losing some of their original cultural traits?
- Cultural Relativism
- Ethnocentrism
- Assimilation (correct)
- Cultural Pluralism
A country highly values individual achievement and material success, but simultaneously emphasizes community support and social welfare. Which of the following best describes this scenario?
A country highly values individual achievement and material success, but simultaneously emphasizes community support and social welfare. Which of the following best describes this scenario?
A company implements a new policy promoting diversity and inclusion, but some employees resist, claiming it disrupts the established norms and values. Which sociological concept is best exemplified by this scenario?
A company implements a new policy promoting diversity and inclusion, but some employees resist, claiming it disrupts the established norms and values. Which sociological concept is best exemplified by this scenario?
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Social Norms
Social Norms
The standards of behavior expected in a society.
Acculturation
Acculturation
The process by which individuals learn and adopt the values and norms of a culture.
Social Values
Social Values
Enduring beliefs about what is good, desirable, and important.
Culture
Culture
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Social Conflict
Social Conflict
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Study Notes
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Social Research Techniques
- Encompasses various methods used to investigate social phenomena.
Stages of Social Research
- Involve a systematic process including problem identification, literature review, hypothesis formulation, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
Types of Social Research
- Include qualitative, quantitative, descriptive, exploratory, and experimental research.
Sampling Methods
- Probability sampling (random, stratified, cluster) and non-probability sampling (convenience, purposive, snowball) are used.
Social Values
- Social values are collective ideas about what is good, desirable, and proper or bad, undesirable, and improper in a culture.
Norms
- Norms are specific guidelines or rules for behavior; they dictate how people should act in a particular situation.
Functions of Social Values
- Provide a framework for social behavior, guide social interaction, and serve as criteria for evaluation.
Different Perspectives on Social Values
- Functionalist, conflict, and interactionist perspectives offer varying insights into the role and impact of values in society.
Types of Values
- Moral, aesthetic, political, and religious values shape different aspects of social life.
Transmission of Values
- Transmission of values refers to the process by which cultural values are passed from one generation to the next.
Characteristics of Value Transmission
- Value transmission is continuous, dynamic, and varies across cultures and contexts.
Acquiring Values from Inside and Outside
- Values are acquired through socialization within the family, school, and community, as well as through exposure to external influences like media and peers.
Conflict of Values
- Occurs when individuals or groups hold contradictory values, leading to social tension and change.
Coexistence and Interaction of Values
- Involves the ways in which different values can coexist within a society, influencing each other and shaping social norms.
Culture
- Culture is the shared way of life of a society, including its material and non-material elements.
Two Directions of Culture
- Culture involves both the material and non-material aspects of social life.
Key Terms in Culture
- Key terms include beliefs, values, norms, symbols, and language, which form the foundation of cultural systems.
Classification of Culture
- Culture can be classified as material (tangible objects) or non-material (ideas, beliefs, values).
Types of Cultural Elements
- Include material objects, symbols, language, values, and norms.
Characteristics of Culture
- Culture is learned, shared, symbolic, integrated, and adaptive.
The Basic Personality
- The basic personality is the typical personality traits and characteristics shared by members of a particular culture.
Acculturation
- Acculturation is the process of cultural and psychological change that results from continuous contact between different cultures.
Formation of Individual Personality
- The formation of individual personality is shaped by a combination of genetic factors, social experiences, and cultural influences.
Social Conflict
- Social conflict arises from inequalities, power struggles, and competing interests among individuals and groups in society. No
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Explore social research techniques including stages, types, and sampling methods. Understand social values as collective ideas shaping culture. Learn how norms dictate behavior in various social situations.
