SOC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Inequality, Stanford Prison Experiment, Dependent And Independent Variables

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Sociology lecture #2: sociological research, positivist sociology - using science !!! Variables are a concept whose values change from case to case is to be measured. Operationalize a variable (before measuring a variable, specifying exactly what. Ideal of objectivity, or personal neutrality in conducting research: interpretive sociology. Focuses on finding the meanings people attach to their social world. Finding the meaning attached to action: critical sociology. The study of society that focuses in the need for social change(social conflict: this is manipulated by experimenters in order to cause or influence a change in another variable: Variable that is changed: cause & effect, independent & dependent, research methods. Had to stop at day 6, it was an experiment because variables were manipulated: survey research. Many were worried race would effect their career. Interviews, fitting interpretive sociology: what does it mean to: participant observation conclusions. Edwoodzie didnt have a specific hypothesis, and was looking for general.

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