Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method: Chapter One
Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method: Chapter One
Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method: Chapter One
Sociology: Perspective,
Theory, and Method
Society, The Basics
8th Edition
John J. Macionis
The Sociological Perspective
z A concept – a z Measurement – a
mental construct procedure for
that represents determining the
some part of the value of a variable in
world in a simplified a specific case.
form. z Almost any variable
z A variable – a can be measured in
concept whose more than one way.
value changes from
case to case.
Useful Measurements
Figure 1-1
Economic Development in
Global Perspective
Table 1-1
Four Research Methods
Table 1-2