Sociology theories and methods

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Decks in this class (13)

Functionalism
According to parsons what are 3 s...,
How is social order achieved 2,
According to parsons what are the...
8  cards
Secondary Sources
What are official statistics 1,
What are advantages of official s...,
What are the practical issues of ...
10  cards
Interviews
What is an interview 1,
What types of interviews are there 2,
What are advantages of group inte...
13  cards
Action theories
What are social action theories 1,
What is weber s social action the...,
What are the types of action acco...
25  cards
Experiments
What are experiments 1,
What are the 2 main types of expe...,
What is a field experiment 3
11  cards
Globalisation, Modernity and Postmodernity
What are modernist theories 1,
What is a modern society and its ...,
What is globalisation 3
20  cards
sociology and science
What do positivists believe 1,
What should sociologists do with ...,
What is verificationism 3
25  cards
objectivity and values
What did early positivists believe 1,
What did marx believe 2,
What is weber s view 3
17  cards
sociology and social policy
What is social policy 1,
What are social problems 2,
What are sociological problems 3
11  cards
marxism
How do functionalism and marxist ...,
What does marx believe 2,
According to marx why is capitali...
13  cards
feminism
What do liberal feminist argue an...,
What is functionalist view on gen...,
What is liberal feminist view on ...
11  cards
questionnaires
What is a questionnaire 1,
What are the types of questions 2,
Advantages of questionnaires 3
6  cards
observations
What does observations allow 1,
What types of observations are th...,
What is structured and unstructur...
11  cards

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