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1.04 Vocab Review
Complete each blank below with the correct term. It includes terms from Lesson 1.03 and Lesson 1.04.
- is a portion of the population that voluntarily participates in a survey without necessarily being asked.
- is the percentage of the original sample that successfully completed a survey.
- The common working class, lower class, and poor members of society are called the .
- A is a way of classifying theories based on the characteristics of the theory.
- A theory that claims that society is in a state of perpetual conflict and competition for limited resources is called the Theory.
- are research instruments designed to obtain information from individuals who belong to a larger group, organization, or society.
- The entire membership of a country, organization, group, or category of people to be surveyed is its .
- A representation of the total population that you plan to use in a survey is a .
- The wealthy elite (royalty, political, and corporate leaders) are called the .
- is theinstitutionalized legitimate form of .
- Theory is an offshoot of conflict theory and is based on the assumption that women should be equal to men.
- claims that society is in a state of balance and kept that way through the function of society's component parts.
- The breakdowns and disruptions in society are .
- functions are the apparent and intended functions of institutions in society.
- functions are the less apparent, unintended, and often unrecognized functions in social institutions and processes.
- The Theorem isoften called the “definition of the situation.” It states that if people perceive or define something as being real then it is real in its consequences.
- is a theoretical perspective that claims that society is composed of ever-present interactions among individuals who share symbols and their meanings.
- The state of balance maintained by social processes that helps society adjust and compensate for forces that might tilt it is called .
- is the study of social life with the use of the scientific method.
- is the ability to study and observe without distortion or bias, especially personal bias.
- generates statistics through the use of large-scale survey research, using methods such as questionnaires or structured interviews.
- explores attitudes, behavior and experiences through such methods as open-ended interviews or focus groups.
- When a researcher is engaged in a type ofresearch to gain a close and intimate familiarity with a given group of individuals over an extended period of time, it is called .
- A sample is drawn from the population, the composition of which resembles that of the population
- is when the results from the sample can be assumed to apply to the population with confidence.
- is when a study accurately measures what it claims it will measure.
- A sample is a portion of the population that is drawn in such a way that every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected for the survey.
- information is about study subjects (like gender, age, income, race, education level and other factors), and is used to get a profile on the subjects.
- is the systematic application of scientific methods to assess the design, implementation, improvement or outcomes of a program.
- Research methods that rely on a single case rather than a population or sample are called .