Weeks 1 amp; 2: What is sociology? (definitions / as different from other disciplines / as defined by Comte amp; Durkheim) When / why did it start?…

Weeks 1 & 2:
· What is sociology? (definitions / as different from other disciplines / as defined by Comte & Durkheim)
· When / why did it start?
· What is Social Status? Ascribed Status? Achieved Status? (recognize examples of each)
· What is Comte’s “Law of 3 stages”?
· What are Durkheim’s concepts of Mechanical and Organic Solidarity?
· What does Durkheim mean by “Social Facts”?
· How did Durkheim study Suicide? What are the types of suicide?
· What are Tonnies’ concepts of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft relationships? Can you identify examples of each?
· Be sure to review the
other early sociologists
(Marx/Weber/Spencer) from your review sheet
· How to read a table / figure
· What is the “Sociological Imagination”?
o personal troubles and public issues
o the intersection of biography and history
o False Conscious
data on families
in Chapter 2
Review your notes from Chapter 1 of the FOREST and the TREES!
o what is the relationship between social systems and individuals?
Vocabulary of Science:
· independent and dependent variables
· positive and negative relationships
o Be able to recognize both in hypotheses (like our worksheet)
· operational definitions
o What are the two rules of writing operational definitions (and what do they mean?)?
Week 2 & 3:
· What are the two research traditions in sociology?
· What are the main methods used by sociologists?
· What is the Hawthorn Effect?
· What is a random sample?
· What is the best method for different types of research questions?
· What does triangulation mean?
· Rules of Evidence and Judgment
· Logical Fallacies
o Fallacies of Presumption: Hasty Generalization, False Bifurcation, False Cause (Spurious Association), Post Hoc Fallacy
o Fallacies of the Wrong Level: Ecological Fallacy, Reductionist Fallacy