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definition of Latent function
Conflict perspective
Feminist perspective
Interactionist perspective
Symbol
Symbolic interaction
Macrosociology
Microsociology
Globalization
Scientific method
Hypothesis
Variable
Correlation
Survey
Sample
Historical method
Content analysis
Participant observation
Case study
Experiment
Statistical analysis
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- Latent function: An unintended or hidden consequence of a social structure or activity that helps some part of society; not the recognized or intended purpose (contrast with manifest function).
- Conflict perspective: A theoretical approach that views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources and power; emphasizes inequality, domination, and social change driven by conflict (influenced by Marx).
- Feminist perspective: A framework that examines gender inequalities, power relations, and how social structures reproduce patriarchy and disadvantage women and other marginalized genders; often emphasizes intersectionality and social change.
- Interactionist perspective: A micro-level theoretical approach that focuses on everyday social interactions and the meanings people create and negotiate in those interactions (often used interchangeably with symbolic interactionism).
- Symbol: Anything (word, gesture, object, image) that stands for or represents something else and carries shared meaning within a culture or group.
- Symbolic interaction (symbolic interactionism): The theory that people act based on the meanings things have for them, and those meanings arise from social interaction and are modified through interpretation.
- Macrosociology: The study of large-scale social structures, institutions, and processes (e.g., class systems, political institutions, social change across societies).
- Microsociology: The study of small-scale, everyday social interactions and individual behaviors (e.g., face-to-face encounters, identity work).
- Globalization: The increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of countries through flows of goods, capital, people, information, and culture, producing worldwide social, economic, and political integration.
- Scientific method: A systematic, empirical process for investigating phenomena that involves asking questions, forming hypotheses, collecting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and subjecting findings to replication and peer review.
- Hypothesis: A clear, testable statement predicting a relationship between two or more variables, often stated as a tentative answer to a research question.
- Variable: A measurable characteristic or concept that can take on different values (types include independent, dependent, and control variables).
- Correlation: A statistical measure indicating the degree and direction of association between two variables (positive, negative, or none); correlation does not prove causation.
- Survey: A research method that collects standardized information from respondents using questionnaires or interviews to describe attitudes, behaviors, or characteristics of a population.
- Sample: A subset of a population selected for study, ideally chosen to represent the population so findings can be generalized.
- Historical method: A research approach that uses archival documents, records, and other historical sources to study past events, contexts, and social processes.
- Content analysis: A systematic technique for coding and quantifying patterns, themes, or meanings in text, images, audio, or media content.
- Participant observation: A qualitative method where the researcher immerses in a social setting, observing and often participating in the daily life of the group to understand behaviors and meanings.
- Case study: An in-depth examination of a single individual, group, organization, event, or community to explore complex phenomena in context.
- Experiment: A research design that manipulates an independent variable under controlled conditions to test its effect on a dependent variable, allowing stronger inferences about causality.
- Statistical analysis: The application of mathematical procedures to summarize, describe, visualize, and draw inferences from quantitative data (includes descriptive and inferential statistics).
- Conflict perspective: A theoretical approach that views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources and power; emphasizes inequality, domination, and social change driven by conflict (influenced by Marx).
- Feminist perspective: A framework that examines gender inequalities, power relations, and how social structures reproduce patriarchy and disadvantage women and other marginalized genders; often emphasizes intersectionality and social change.
- Interactionist perspective: A micro-level theoretical approach that focuses on everyday social interactions and the meanings people create and negotiate in those interactions (often used interchangeably with symbolic interactionism).
- Symbol: Anything (word, gesture, object, image) that stands for or represents something else and carries shared meaning within a culture or group.
- Symbolic interaction (symbolic interactionism): The theory that people act based on the meanings things have for them, and those meanings arise from social interaction and are modified through interpretation.
- Macrosociology: The study of large-scale social structures, institutions, and processes (e.g., class systems, political institutions, social change across societies).
- Microsociology: The study of small-scale, everyday social interactions and individual behaviors (e.g., face-to-face encounters, identity work).
- Globalization: The increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of countries through flows of goods, capital, people, information, and culture, producing worldwide social, economic, and political integration.
- Scientific method: A systematic, empirical process for investigating phenomena that involves asking questions, forming hypotheses, collecting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and subjecting findings to replication and peer review.
- Hypothesis: A clear, testable statement predicting a relationship between two or more variables, often stated as a tentative answer to a research question.
- Variable: A measurable characteristic or concept that can take on different values (types include independent, dependent, and control variables).
- Correlation: A statistical measure indicating the degree and direction of association between two variables (positive, negative, or none); correlation does not prove causation.
- Survey: A research method that collects standardized information from respondents using questionnaires or interviews to describe attitudes, behaviors, or characteristics of a population.
- Sample: A subset of a population selected for study, ideally chosen to represent the population so findings can be generalized.
- Historical method: A research approach that uses archival documents, records, and other historical sources to study past events, contexts, and social processes.
- Content analysis: A systematic technique for coding and quantifying patterns, themes, or meanings in text, images, audio, or media content.
- Participant observation: A qualitative method where the researcher immerses in a social setting, observing and often participating in the daily life of the group to understand behaviors and meanings.
- Case study: An in-depth examination of a single individual, group, organization, event, or community to explore complex phenomena in context.
- Experiment: A research design that manipulates an independent variable under controlled conditions to test its effect on a dependent variable, allowing stronger inferences about causality.
- Statistical analysis: The application of mathematical procedures to summarize, describe, visualize, and draw inferences from quantitative data (includes descriptive and inferential statistics).
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