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the ideal type. An ideal type is a construct, a made-up model that serves as a measuring rod against which actual cases can be evaluated.

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the concept of anomie.

lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group

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society was fundamentally divided between classes that clash in pursuit of their own class interests. When he examined the industrial societies of his time, he saw the factory as the center of conflict between the exploited and the exploiters.

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made an important contribution to the discipline of sociology by successfully combining theory and research

argued that the working class needed to overthrow the existing class system

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emphasize the way that parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.

This perspective views society as a living organism in which each part of the organism contributes to its survival.

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refers to an element or a process of society that may actually disrupt a social system or lead to a decrease in stability

are unconscious or unintended functions.

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interested in how society's institutions may help to maintain the privileges of some groups and keep others in a subservient position

Their emphasis on social change and redistribution of resources makes conflict theorists more "radical" and "activist" than

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widely regarded as the founder of the interactionist perspective

His sociological analysis, like that of Cooley, often focused on human interactions within one-to-one situations and small groups.

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speculative statement about the relationship between two or more factors known as variables

Researchers who formulate a hypothesis generally must suggest how one aspect of human behavior influences or affects another.

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requires Reliability refers to the extent to which a measure produces consistent results.

Validity refers to the degree to which a measure or scale truly reflects the phenomenon under study.

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is the most common form of qualitative research

This type of research relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic settings more than on statistical data.

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they conduct experiments

is an artificially created situation that allows the researcher to manipulate variables.

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These groups are called the experimental group and the control group.

exposed to an independent variable

not exposed to an independent variable

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the systematic coding and objective recording of data guided by some rationale

refers to a variety of research techniques that make use of previously collected and publicly accessible information and data

a secondary analysis research technique.

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a change in one coincides with a change in the other is referred to as correlation