How a concept gets defined and measured in a particular study
Analyzing and critically considering our own role in, and effect on, our research.
The notion that a change in one factor results in a corresponding change in another.
When two variables tend to track each other positively or negatively.
The outcome the researcher is trying to explain.
A measured factor that the researcher believes has a causal impact on the dependent variable.
The extent to which an instrument measures what it is intended to measure.
The likelihood of obtaining consistent results using the same measure.
The extent to which we can claim our findings inform us about a group larger than the one we studied.
Taking into account the differences across cultures without passing judgment or value.
Modes of behavior and understanding that are not universal or natural.
The idea that culture is a projection of social structures and relationships into the public sphere, a screen onto which the film of the underlying reality of social structures of a society is projected.
A condition by which a dominant group uses its power to elicit the voluntary “consent” of the masses.
The group whose members hold more power relative to other members in society.
A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture.
The degree to which social relationships are reinforced through indirect ties (i.e., friends of friends).
The information, knowledge of people or things, and connections that help individuals enter, gain power in, or otherwise leverage social networks.
Any social network that is defined by a common purpose and has a boundary between its membership and the rest of the social world.
A constraining process that forces one unit in a population to resemble other units that face the same set of environmental conditions.
A constraining process that forces one unit in a population to resemble other units that face the same set of environmental conditions.
Groups marked by impersonal, instrumental relationships (those existing as a means to an end).
The shared beliefs and behaviors within a social group; often used interchangeably with corporate culture.
The ways in which power and authority are distributed within an organization.
Robert Merton's theory that deviance occurs when a society does not give all of its members equal ability to achieve socially acceptable goals.
Theory explaining how social cues impact whether individuals act deviantly- specifically, whether local, informal social norms allows deviant acts.
Philosophy of criminal justice arising from the notion that crime results from a rational calculation of its costs and benefits.
Social cohesion based on sameness.
Social cohesion based on difference and interdependence of the parts.