Download Rural Sociology Exam I: Understanding Rural Issues from a Sociological Perspective and more Study notes Introduction to Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! Terms for RSOC 11 first exam What a sociological perspective contributes to understanding issues Definitions of rural, urban, metropolitan, nonmetropolitan, micropolitan Definitions of rural Ecological Occupational Cultural Environmental Community Capital Civil society Social capital Definition of sociology Science Sociological imagination Theory Key questions asked by Functionalist theoretical perspective Conflict perspective Symbolic interactionist perspective Feminist theory General population characteristics and trends in nonmetro compared to metro counties Age structure Issues for rural communities related to changes in age structure Baby boom generation (born 1946 to 1964) Sex composition Racial/ethnic composition Spatial location/concentration of race/ethnic groups Population redistribution within the U.S. (between metro and nonmetro areas) Causes of population redistribution Net migration Out migration In migration immigration Natural increase Regions in the U.S. with population growth and population decline Natural capital, definition and examples Paradox of natural resource rich rural areas Sustainability Equity and natural resources The environment as distinct from natural capital Be able to write about how adding environment/natural resource concerns adds to sociology Human exemptionalist paradigm New environmental paradigm Differences between resource and environmental sociology Be able to apply each of the three main sociological theories to understanding the role of rural natural capital Scientific method Research design Deductive logic, be able to give an example Inductive logic, be able to give an example Hypothesis Characteristics of a testable hypothesis (could you write a testable hypothesis?) Independent variable Dependent variable Control variable Cause versus correlation or association Forms of data collection Experiments Secondary data Survey methods (examples) Potential problems with surveys Qualitative research Types of samples—population, stratified sample, random sample, representative sample, quota, maximum diversity, convenience sample, self-selection Reliability Validity Mixed methods research design Ethics in research Culture Society Material culture Nonmaterial culture Cultural lag Elements of culture How do three main theoretical perspectives explain/describe culture Dominant ideology Forms of cultural variation Forces for cultural change Socialization How are culture and socialization related? Theoretical perspectives on socialization Be able to explain the debate about heredity versus socialization Sociobiology Self Looking-glass self Presentation of the self Types of socialization
