SOCL 2001 : Sociology Test 1
Document Summary
Sociology- the scientific study of societies and social life, the founding fathers, adam smith- an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of. Nations (1776: laissez=faire capitalism, high division of labor, karl marx [1818-1883]-historical materialism, economic determinism & class conflict. Industrial revolution: most dramatic effects in western europe mid 1800s, and then later in. 2: gathering data, primary data, gives you the ability to control your own method of reasoning, that information you have is unique, original, it"s yours, there are limits to what one researcher can do, secondary data. Qualitative methods: observation methods, ethnography, example: gary fine. With the boys: participant observation, example: erving goffman. Asylums: advantages: in-depth information, understanding of why, problems: time-consuming, limited scope (low external validity) Quantitative methods: laboratory experiments: research has most control, problems: artificial setting, small numbers, hawthorne effect, field experiments: real-world setting, problems: small numbers, less control.
