SOCI 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Spurious Relationship, Formal System, Operationalization
31 Oct 2017
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Soci 111 lecture 10 sociological investigation. Color/symbol legend: blue = questions, red = examples, quotes, green = definitions, purple, ( ), (underlined) = important concepts/ideas, black = all other notes, = this leads to, thus. Sociological perspective: a lot of our jobs have been taken over by technology = has little to do with the individual. *questions will be asked about the basics of sociological investigation: differences between sociology, scientific knowledge, and scientific evidence. *two concepts that can be on the exam. Limitations of scientific sociology: hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour it too (cid:272)o(cid:373)ple(cid:454) to allo(cid:449) so(cid:272)iologists to predi(cid:272)t a(cid:374)(cid:455) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals" actions precisely, hawthhorne effect: because humans respond to their surroundings, the mere presence of a researcher may affect the behaviour being studied. Common response suffering from mental illnesses durkheim argues: suicide is influenced by social forces: durkhei(cid:373)"s thesis: varied according to the degree of social solidarity, social solidarity: social networks (family, children, friends)
