SOCI 1311 1st Edition Lecture 3Chapter 1: Sociological Prospective (Global)Social TheoriesI. They borrow from sociology & psychologyTheoretical ParadigmsI. Structural, functional paradigm A. Takes a macro approach B. society as an organism/like a body with all parts functioningb.i. Herbert Spencer 1820-1903: Society as a human body b.ii. Aguste Comte 1798-1835: Father of Sociology/French Philosopherb.iii. Emile Durkheim 1858-1917: Help to est. Sociology as a university disciplineb.iv. Robert K. Merton 1920-2003: Why people commit crimes b.iv.1. Manifest functions (intended consequence)b.iv.2. Latent functions (unintended consequence)b.iv.3. Social dysfunction (undesirable consequence)III. Social Conflict Paradigm a. Macro approach b. Views society as arena of inequality c. Generates conflict & change(always looking @ groups working against each other) d. Rich Vs. Poor/Majority Vs. Minority/Young Vs. Old d.i. Karl Marx 1818-1883: Inequality=main source of social conflict/no middle class (revolutionary)d.ii. W.E.B. Dubois 1868-1963: Significance of race in U.S./Race major problemin 20th century.IV. Symbolic Interaction Paradigma. Micro Approach b. Views society as the product of everyday interactions of individuals b.i. Irving Goffnom 1922-1982: Dramaturgical analysis (theatrical)/Presentation of ones-self/we are all actors.b.ii. George Herbert Mead 1863-1931: Personality development from social experience.V. Female Sociologists a. Harriet Martineau 1802-1876: Fought for People of Color b. Jane Addams 1860-1935: Chicago/Fought for new immigrantChapter 2 Sociological investigationI. Variables: Concepts whose value changes from case to caseThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.a. race/gender/height/eye color II. Independent Variable: causeschange a. IE. income Vs. Education. Income is independent & education is dependent III. Dependent Variable: Changes because of independent variable. IV. Correlation: a relationship by which 2 or more variables change together.a. As age increases so does poor health= correlation V. Negative Correlation: As age increases dependency decreases a. Correlation does not equal causation VI. Spurious Correlation: Apparant but false relationshipVII. Reliability=consistancyVIII. Validity = Prcision in measuring exactlyIX. Objectivity: no bias/be neutral/Don't twist factsX. Replication: repitition of research/limits distortion due to
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