Chapter 1

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Across
  1. 2. ____-ended questions questions that respondents answer in their own words
  2. 4. the individuals intended to represent the population to be studied
  3. 7. a general statement about how some parts of the world fit together and how they work - an explanation of how two or more facts are related to one another
  4. 15. people who respond to a survey
  5. 16. a feeling of trust between researchers and the people they are studying
  6. 17. social ___ is people's actions influencing one another
  7. 20. the growing interconnections among nations due to advances in trade, travel, and communications
  8. 22. ___ level of analysis is an examination of small-scale patterns of society
  9. 26. the mass of workers who do not own the means of production
  10. 28. people who share a culture and a territory
  11. 29. the use of sociology to solve problems
  12. 32. ___ group are the subjects in an experiment who are not exposed to the independent variable
  13. 33. is a theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as a composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, and communicate with one another
Down
  1. 1. the ___ variable is a factor in an experiment that is changed by an independent variable
  2. 3. sociological research for the purpose of making discoveries about human groups, not for making changes in those groups
  3. 5. the application of the scientific approach to the social world
  4. 6. a target group to be studied
  5. 8. ___ method is the use of objective systematic observations to test theories
  6. 9. the ___ variable is a factor that causes a change in another variable
  7. 10. ____-ended questions questions that are followed by a list of possible answers to be selected by the respondent
  8. 11. ___ definitions are the way in which a researcher measures a variable
  9. 12. the scientific study of society and human behavior
  10. 13. social ___ is the groups memberships that people have because of their ___ in history and society
  11. 14. __ level of analysis is an examination of large-scale patterns of society
  12. 18. social ___ is the degree to which members of a group or a society are united by shared values and other social bonds also known as social cohesion
  13. 19. ___ perspective is the understanding human behavior by placing it within its broader social context
  14. 21. a statement of how variables are expected to be related to one another, often according to predictions from a theory
  15. 23. those who own the means of production - capitalists
  16. 24. a factor thought to be significant for human behavior - which can vary/change from one case to another
  17. 25. those things that "everyone knows" are true
  18. 27. __ sample is a sample in which everyone in the target population has the same chance of being included in the study
  19. 28. the collection of data by having people answer a series of questions
  20. 30. the extent to which research produces consistent or dependable results
  21. 31. ___ sociology is used for applying sociology for the public good - guide politicians and policy makers
  22. 34. ___ theory is a theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of groups that are competing for scarce resources