Sociology Study Guide
Sociological Perspectives and Research Methods
1.
Sociology
22. Industrial Revolution
2.
Auguste Comte
23. Imperialism
3.
Herbert Spencer
24. independent variable
4.
Karl Marx
25. dependent variable
5.
Emile Durkheim
26. correlation
6.
Max Weber
27. spurious correlation
7.
functionalist perspective
28. control group
8.
conflict perspective
29. experimental group
9.
symbolic interactionist perspective
30. Hawthorne effect
10. Inspiration for the development of
Sociology
31. sample
32. participant observation
11. Bourgeois and Proletariat
33. hypothesis
12. Max Weber’s central force of
34. Pre-Modern Viewpoint
social change
35. Modern Viewpoint
13. Value-judgment; value-freedom
36. Post-Modern Viewpoint
14. Emile Durkheim—sociological
37. Variables
explanation of suicide
15. Difference between sociological
and non-sociological explanations
38. Difficulties of Sociological
Research
39. Experimental Research
16. Social Structure
40. Survey
17. High-income countries
41. Participant Observations
18. Middle-income countries
42. Stanford County Prison Activity
19. Low-income countries
43. Ethical Sociological Research
20. Why do sociologists study the
44. Is Wal-Mart good for America?
global community?
21. Theories
45. Guns, Germs, and Steel
46. The Lottery interpretations