Sociology - CORRECT ANSWER The systematic and scientific study of human behavior, social
groups, and society
Sociological Imagination - CORRECT ANSWER
... [Show More] Quality of mind that provides an
understanding of ourselves witching the context of a larger society
Globalization - CORRECT ANSWER The interconnectedness among people around the world
Critical Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER Objectively assessing ideas, statements, and
information
Sociological Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER Asking questions and questioning answers
Mass Media - CORRECT ANSWER Forms of communication that transmit standardized
messages to widespread audiences
Technomedia - CORRECT ANSWER Newer and more personalized information technologies
Positivism - CORRECT ANSWER The use of observation, comparison, experimentation, and
the historical method to analyze society. What emphasized Comte's new science
Ideal Type - CORRECT ANSWER A conceptual model or typology constructed from the direct
observation of a number of specific cases and representing the essential qualities found in those
cases
Pure Sociology - CORRECT ANSWER The study of society in an effort to understand and
explain the natural laws that govern it's evolution
Applied Sociology - CORRECT ANSWER Using sociological principles, social ideals, and
ethical considerations to improve society
Theoretical Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER A viewpoint or particular way of looking at
things
Paradigm - CORRECT ANSWER A set of assumptions and ideas that guide research questions,
methods of analysis and interpretation, and the development of theory
Symbolic Interactionist Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER Views social meaning as arising
through the process of social interaction
Microlevel Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER Focuses on the day to day interactions of
individuals and groups in specific social situations
Dramaturgical Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER Uses the analogy of theatre to analyze social
behavior
Labeling Approach - CORRECT ANSWER Contends that people attach various labels to certain
behaviors, individuals, and groups that become part of their social identity and shape others
attitudes about and responses to them
Macrolevel Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER Examines broader social structures and society as a
whole
Structural Functionalist Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER Views society as a system of
interdependent and interrelated parts
Manifest Function - CORRECT ANSWER Anticipated or intended consequences of social
institutions
Latent Function - CORRECT ANSWER Unintended or unrecognized consequences of social
institutions
Conflict Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER Views society as composed of diverse groups with
conflicting values and interests
Feminist Theory - CORRECT ANSWER Studies, analyzes, and explains social phenomena from
a gender-focused perspective
Methodology - CORRECT ANSWER The rules and guidelines followed
in sociological research
Science - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge based on empirical evidence gained through direct,
systematic observation
Theory - CORRECT ANSWER A set of interrelated propositions, or statements, that attempt to
explain some phenomenon
Inductive Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER The use of specific observations to develop a
general understanding
Deductive Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER Reasoning that begins with a general
understanding or theory that is then tested through the observation or study of specific situations
Concept - CORRECT ANSWER An abstract idea or general thought [Show Less]