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PRELIM Flashcards

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has been defined as an intensive, systematic study of human societies including their social groups, social interaction, social institutions, and social organization with main focus on social change and development in both urban and rural settings.

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Sociology

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Latin meaning group or association

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SOCIUS

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Main focus is on the origin or evolution of man including culture which man possesses, creates, and controls.

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Anthropology

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study of

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logos

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the intensive, systematic study of individual human behavior, the mind or brain including mental processes contributing to the development of one’s personality and character. Ex. Individual vs. Social Behavior

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Psychology

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an intensive study of man and their past accomplishments through events that contributed greatly to the development of the present and future of their nation. Ex. History and Current-day Human Behavior

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History

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the study of consumption, distribution, and production as well as allocation of material goods and services to generate wealth for each nation. Ex. Consumer behavior

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Economics

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intensive study of power movements and forces that contribute to governance, political change, and political culture of each nation. Ex. Voting behavior

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Political Science

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SOCIOLOGY Began with two major upheavals in Europe:

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French Revolution and Industrial Revolution.

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Social problems

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squatting, congestion due to overcrowding, alcoholism, and drug addiction including prostitution.

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a relatively new behavioral phenomenon took shape mainly caused by the inability of some people to accept the social and technological changes confronting their being.

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Suicide

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introduced the Sociology subject in the curriculum in 1896 at the University of Santo Tomas (UST). Sociology was introduced as a social philosophy perspective.

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Fr. Valentin Marin, OP

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the first Filipino to obtain a PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin in 1920 who introduced the social problem orientation

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Dr. Serafin Macaraig

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– Sociology was introduced into the UP system by then Pres. Murray Bartlett and A.E.W. Salt

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1911

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From UST and UP, institutions like the Ateneo, Silliman U, University of San Carlos, and Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro were gradually following suit in offering Sociology in their curriculum.

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1950-1960

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the subject reached its pinnacle as a training ground for social change, development, law and politics, law enforcement, including environment

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1970’s-1990’s

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society is a social system composed of elements that are interrelated in a more or less stable way through a relatively long period of time. (Founding father – Emile Durkheim)

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Functionalism a.k.a Structural Functionalism

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society may best be studied through a series of conflict and power struggles that may eventually bring about order to a society. (Founding father – Karl Marx)

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Order and Conflict

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emphasizes the symbolic and communicative aspects of human behavior since both are essential in the development of the self. (Founding father – Max Weber)

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Symbolic Interactionism

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Functionalism a.k.a Structural Functionalism. (Founding father)

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Emile Durkheim

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Order and Conflict

Founding father

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Karl Marx

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Symbolic Interactionism

Founding father

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Max Weber

23
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Career opportunities available to sociologists

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Cultural affairs officer – DFA and other foreign embassies
Community Development worker
Mass Media – Radio, Television, Print Media
United Nations Volunteer worker
NGO worker
Teaching and Research – University level

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Current Research concerns of sociologists

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Social and Cultural Problems brought about by rapid change like Urbanization and Development including migration
Crime and Deviance
Overseas Workers and the Family
Mixed Marriages and Ethnicity
Same sex or same gender marriages
Environmental concerns like ecology and biodiversity
Marital dissolution and causes

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The relevance of studying Sociology and Anthropology

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Factual information about our society and culture through current events.
An understanding of everyday occurrences in ourselves and roles through the sociological imagination.
Examination of human behavior objectively and critically.
An appreciation of the diversity of personalities, beliefs

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To

investigate thoroughly

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RESEARCH

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RESEARCH derived from

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Re + cherchier (French)

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check before making RESEARCH

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• What specific topic are you really
investigating?
• What are the parameters (scope and
limitations) of your study?
• Is this a new study or a study which
has been previously investigated?
• Are there references available?
• Are there respondents immediately
available?
29
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were
initially developed in the social sciences
to enable researchers to study social and
cultural phenomena.

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Qualitative research methods

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Examples of qualitative methods are

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action research, case study research and

ethnography.

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Qualitative data sources include

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observation and participant observation
(fieldwork), interviews and questionnaires,
documents and texts, and the
researcher’s impressions and reactions.

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if there is one thing which
distinguishes humans from the rest of the animal
world, is

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our unique ability to think and talk!

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are designed to help
researchers understand people and the social and
cultural contexts within which they live

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Qualitative research methods

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some researchers have
suggested combining one or more research methods
in gathering data for their studies known as

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triangulation.

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Research methods have variously

been classified as

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objective

subjective;

36
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discovery of general laws

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(nomothetic)

37
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uniqueness of

each particular situation

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(idiographic),

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outsider

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(etic)

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insider

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(emic)

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refers to the assumptions about

knowledge and how it can be obtained.

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Epistemology

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Episteme

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(Knowledge/science)

42
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is a diagrammatic means of
representing sets and their relationships. This
diagram is attributed to Swiss mathematician
Leonhard Euler(1707–1783). They are closely
related to Venn diagrams.

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Euler diagram

43
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sometimes implies that the
speaker has faith that something would prove to
be useful or successful in some sense—perhaps
the speaker might “believe in” his or her favourite
football team.

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“belief”

44
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Philosophical Foundations
• Four underlying “paradigms” for
qualitative research:

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Positivism
• Post-positivism
• Constructivism
• Critical Theory or Interpretive
Approach
45
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generally assume that
reality is objectively given and can
be described by measurable
properties which are independent
of the observer (researcher) and
his or her instruments.
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Positivists

46
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generally
attempt to test theory, in an
attempt to increase the predictive
understanding of phenomena

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Positivist studies

47
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focuses on
the oppositions, conflicts
and contradictions in
contemporary society, and
seeks to be emancipatory
i.e. it should help to
eliminate the causes of
alienation and domination
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Critical research

48
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Qualitative Research Methods
in retrospect (4)
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• Action Research
• Case Study
• Ethnography
• Grounded Theory – Critical
Research
49
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Summary of the founding
Fathers of Sociology: France
and Germany

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Auguste Comte
Emile Durkheim 
Karl Marx 
Max Weber
Ferdinand Toennies
50
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a Social Philosopher who believed that the
methods and techniques of the natural sciences could be applied to
the study of society. The first scholar to use the word, “Sociology”
from the French “Sociologique”

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Auguste Comte

51
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founding father of modern sociology who utilized
empirical investigation in the study of suicide in France, the division of
labor in society, and the elementary forms of religious life.

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Emile Durkheim

52
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– an exponent of the conflict theory who viewed society as
in a constant flux of change by passing through a series of class
struggles. Without conflict, there is no progress!

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Karl Marx

53
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  • founding father of sociology who contributed to an
    understanding of the role of ideas in social change. Social change is
    attainable through the world of ideas. Such ideas become more
    realistically achieved if people gifted with charisma can initiate
    change.
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Max Weber

54
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founding father of sociology who noted the shift
from personal to impersonal attitudes of people as a result of
Industrialization and modernization of their society.

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Ferdinand Toennies

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