Sociology Crossword

2. The values, norms and material goods characteristic of a given group
4. the process where by an innocent child becomes a self-aware, knowledgeable person, skilled in the ways of the culture into which he or she was born
5. educated guess
7. researchers ask subjects to provide answers to structured questionnaires
8. logical extension of those organic analogies for society presented by Enlightenment philosophers
10. the extent to which a concept, conclusion or measurement is well-founded and corresponds accurately to the real world
12. enables a researcher to test a hypothesis under highly controlled conditions established by the researcher
13. Empathic understanding of human behavior
14. The social practices, materials and symbols that guide human interaction and shape our sense of meaning.

1. firsthand study of people using participant observation or interviewing
3. the extent to which an experiment, test, or measuring procedure yields the same results on repeated trials
4. the scientific study of human social life, groups, and societies.
6. Values and norms distinct from those of the majority, held by a group within a wider society.
9. a feeling of aimlessness or despair provoked by modern social life
11. a type of organization marked by a clear hierarchy of authority and the existence of written rules of procedure and staffed by full-time, salaried officials