The ability to understand how your own past relates to that of other people, as well as to
history in general and societal structures in particular
A German word that means to understand in a deep way
A testable proposition
A group's shared practices, values, and beliefs.
Kenneth and Mamie Clark used sociological research to show that segregation was
Studying sociology helps people analyze data because they learn
Berger describes sociologists as concerned with
What are the scientific method steps?
means “fit” and is a popular term for Jewish dietary laws and permitted food items.
When study subjects behave in a certain manner due to their awareness of being observed by a
researcher
A technique in which the results of virtually all previous studies on a specific subject are evaluated
together
Data that are collected directly from firsthand experience
Using data collected by others but applying new interpretations
A practice of remaining impartial, without bias or judgment during the course of a study and in
publishing results
Humans use food, including, everything from how it is selected, obtained, and distributed, to who prepares it, serves it, and eats it.
When people from one ethnicity move to an area with different cultural norms, adaptation to the new majority society begins.
Is the process of incorporation into the cultural and social networks of the host society.
Actual words are more important than who is receiving the message and how the words are said. Dependent on words that underlay the meaning.
Chinese system “yin-yang" encounters
Consists of gestures, postures, and eye contact to send messages from one person to another. Touching, Gestures, Facial Expression, and Posture, Eye contact, spatial relationships.