SOCL 2001 : Exam 1 Notes
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Natural sciences vs. social sciences: natural science is the study of features of the natural environment, social science is the study of human relationships and the social world. Professional sociologists: academic- teaching, applied- jobs understanding sociological issues, requires graduate level training. Levels of analysis: macro- level analysis: examination of large-scale patterns of society, dynamics of large groups, organizations, and society as a whole, micro-level analysis: examination of small-scale patterns of society. Theoretical approaches: sociologists make use of all three perspectives, represent lenses through which one can view of frame sociological understandings, each perspective stands to offer unique insights into the same issues. Ethnography: firsthand studies though participation and/or observation, strength: possible to collect more in-depth information, limitation: can only study a small group; cannot generalize to larger populations. Experiments: divide subjects into an experimental group (exposed to i. v. ) and a control group (not exposed to.
