Unit 1 Concepts
The important concepts in Unit 1 are listed below. The readings and other learning opportunities are designed to help you become familiar with these concepts. You should know the definitions of each concept and also how sociologists use these concepts. Try to incorporate these concepts into your work for this course.
| (1) Sociology | (18) Critical Sociology |
| (2) Sociological Perspective | (19) Scientific Sociology |
| (3) Sociological Imagination | (20) Positivism |
| (4) Individual Rights | (21) Concept |
| (5) Individual Liberties | (22) Variable |
| (6) Theory | (23) Reliability |
| (7) Empirical Evidence (Data) | (24) Validity |
| (8) Theoretical Approach (Paradigm) | (25) Measurement |
| (9) Structural-Functional Approach | (26) Cause and EFfect |
| (10) Social-Conflict Approach | (27) Verstehen |
| (11) Symbolic-Interaction Approach | (28) Research Ethics |
| (12) Manifest Functions | (29) Research Methods |
| (13) Latent Functions | (30) Experiment |
| (14) Macro-Level Orientation | (31) Survey |
| (15) Micro-Level Orientation | (32) Participant Observation |
| (16) Methodological Approach (Paradigm) | (33) Existing Sources |
| (17) Interpretive Sociology | (34) Stereotype |
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