In our society, the “voice” or perspective of people in powe…

In our society, the “voice” or perspective of people in power is given more legitimacy than people without power. Howard Becker suggests that one responsibility of sociologists is to legitimize and bring to focus the “voice” or perspective of those without power. This illustrates

Professor Roberts began his study comparing 18th century New…

Professor Roberts began his study comparing 18th century New York with 18th century York (England) by ignoring all theory, concepts, and assumptions. He wanted a “blank slate” when looking at data and to do research without analytic categories. He committed which problem or fallacy?

Professor Turkle cross-classifies the degree of conflict in…

Professor Turkle cross-classifies the degree of conflict in a divorce (bitter, unpleasant, neutral, friendly) by whether the divorce involved the custody of children. He ends up with eight types of divorce and uses them to study divorce. Professor Turkle developed a

The president of Big Hotdog, Inc. considered changing the wa…

The president of Big Hotdog, Inc. considered changing the wage structure to increase worker productivity. She called in the firm’s top management team to decide. The vice president for sales said: “I read an article in last week’s Fortune magazine, and it proves that the proposed new wage structure is best.” Which error does the vice president of sales make?