Sociology Unit 1 Crossword

The study of society.
Reasoned judgement of information and ideas.
Finding the central point in a set of information.
Briefly restating information gathered from a larger body of information.
Includes beliefs and attitudes that are shaped by factors such as age, gender, race, and economic status.
The process of breaking something down into parts and examining the relationships between those parts.
The process of placing events in the correct chronological order to better understand the historical relationships among events.
Examining events, points of view, situations, or styles to identify their similarities.
Examining events, points of view, situations, or styles to identify their differences.
Identifying an issue, deciding what you think about it, and persuasively expressing your position (point of view)
The chronology where you pay close attention to the exact dates and events
The type of chronology that is the way events relate to one another
Assessing the significance or overall importance of a policy or event.
is any action that leads to an event
the outcome of an event is the
Is the process by which you group things together by the characteristics they have in common.
The process by which you pose workable solutions to difficult situations. Problem ________
The process of reviewing a situation and then making choices or recommendations for the best possible outcome. ______ making
The process of helping people create solutions to disputes and conflicts. Conflict ______
The main interest of most sociologists lies in examining the structure and function of various features of society. _____ of interest.
A characteristic that can differ from one individual, group, or situation to another in a measurable way.
the variable that is changed by the independent variable
causes change in another variable
The relationship where change in one variable causes change in another variable
exists when one variable is regularly associated with change in another variable
The correlation when both variables change in the same direction
Negative The correlation where the variables change in opposite directions
The correlation where variables appear to be related, but are actually affected by the existence of a third variable
The _____Method involves examining any materials from the past that contain information of sociological interest.
_______ Analysis can be used to analyze any form of recorded communication by counting the number of times a particular word, phrase, idea, event, symbol, or other element appears in a given context.
The ____ Method: allows sociologists to collect data on attitudes and opinions from large numbers of people.
a list of questions or statements people respond to in writing.
a list of questions that the people respond to orally.