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The Systematic study of human society
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Sociology
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A statement of how and why specific facts are related
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Theory
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A framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change
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Social conflict approach
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A simplified description applied to every person in some category
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Stereotype
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A logical system that bases knowledge on direct, systematic observation
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Science
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A mental construct that represents some part of the world in a simplified form
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Concept
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A concept whose value changes from case to case
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Variable
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A procedure for determining the value of a varuable in a specific case
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Measurement
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Refers to consistancy in measurement
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Reliability
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Actually measuring exactly what you intend to measure
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Validity
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Variable that causes the change
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Independent variable
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Variable that changes
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Dependent variable
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A relationship in which two (or more) variables change together
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Correlation
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Personal neutrality in conducting research
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Objectivity
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Repetition of research by other investigators
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Replication
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