The word "sociology" is derived from the "socius" meaning (companion)
latin word...
The word "sociology" is derived from the "logos" meaning (speech or reason)
greek word...
Dictionary definition of "Sociology" is... The systematic study of society and social interaction
A group of people whose members interact, reside in a definable area, and share a
Society
culture.
Culture Includes the groups shared practices, values, beliefs, norms, and artifacts.
Sociologists break the study of society down Mirco, meso, macro, and global sociology
into 4 separate levels of analysis, which are:
Mirco-sociology The study of specific relationship between individuals or small groups.
Macro-sociology A wide-scale view of the role of social structures within a society.
The study of cultural rules of politeness in conversation is an example of micro-
Example of micro sociology is:
sociology.
The influences of migration on changing patterns of language usage is a macro-level
Example of macro sociology is:
phenomenon.
C. Wright Mills coined what term? Sociological Imagination (aka sociological perspetive)
A key basis of the sociological perspective is The concept that the individual and society are inseparable. It is impossible to study
? one without the other.
Sociologists Norbert Elias called the Figuration
process of simultaneously analyzing the
behavior of individuals and the society that
shapes that behavior...
A theoretical approach that sees society as a structure with interrelated parts designed
Functionalism to meet the biological and social needs of individuals that make up that society.
(focuses on institutions)
Using secondary data is considered an Nonreactive
unobtrusive or______ research method.
What research approach is best suited to the Questionnaire
positivist approach?
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