Sociological research
Research concepts and methods commonly used to study societies and groups.
Areas within Sociological research
Social structure
Core vocabulary for societies, groups, institutions, norms, roles and social organisation.
268 wordsInequality and stratification
Social class, status, inequality, poverty, mobility and stratification.
221 wordsCulture and identity
Culture, identity, values, norms, ethnicity, community and belonging.
129 wordsFamily and kinship
Family structures, households, relationships and kinship.
44 wordsInstitutions and organisations
Social institutions, organisations, bureaucracy and institutional behaviour.
54 wordsPopulation and demography
Population size, age, fertility, mortality, migration and demographic change.
65 wordsSocial change
Modernisation, social movements, globalisation and transformations in society.
125 wordsCrime and deviance
Deviance, crime, social control, sanctions and criminological concepts.
121 wordsSociological research
Research concepts and methods commonly used to study societies and groups.
28 words28 featured terms
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a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1…
Correlationnouna statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1…
Correlation coefficientnouna statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1…
Descriptive anthropologynounthe branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
Ethnographynounthe branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
Interviewverbconduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
Observationnounfacts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor"
Populationnouna group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"
Qualitativeadjectiverelating to or involving comparisons based on qualities
Quantitativeadjectiveexpressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis…
Questionverbconduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
Samplenounitems selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
Sample distributionnounitems selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
Samplingnounitems selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
Sightnounthe act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
Surveynounthe act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
Variableadjective(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury…
Viewnounthe act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
Acceptance samplingnouna statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects disco…
Eyefulnouna full view; a good look; "they wanted to see violence and they got an eyeful"
Adaptableadjectivecapable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was ad…
Decimaladjectivenumbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system"
Denaryadjectivenumbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system"
Duodecimaladjectivebased on twelve; "the duodecimal number system"
Numericadjectivemeasured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the numerical superiority of the enemy"
Numericaladjectivemeasured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the numerical superiority of the enemy"
Valuedadjective(usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind; "triple-valued"
Vicenaryadjectiveof or relating to or based on 20
