Ashley Fenzl Crossman, Ph.D.
Articles
Qualitative Research - Definition and Methods »
Sociological Theories - An Overview of Major Frameworks »
Poverty - Definition in Sociology and Types »
How Sociology Defines Social Oppression »
The Sociology of Gender »
Social Structure: Definition and Overview in Sociology »
Purposive Sampling Definition and Types »
Power Definitions and Examples in Sociology »
Sociology of Religion »
Three Biological Theories of Deviant Behavior and Crime »
The Definition of Popular Culture in Sociology »
Sociology: Definition and Overview of the Field »
Understanding Critical Theory »
The Sociology of Social Inequality »
Feminist Theory: Definition and Discussion »
How Sociologists Define Social Control »
Moral Panic - Definition in Sociology »
A Sociological Definition of Class Conflict and Struggle »
Understanding Meritocracy from a Sociological Perspective »
An Overview of Labeling Theory »
Overview of Sociology's Conflict Theory »
Strain Theory and "Deviance" »
Sociology Theories of Deviance and Deviant Behavior »
What Is Symbolic Interactionism? »
Types of Sampling Designs Used in Sociology »
Sociological Imagination | Definition and Discussion »
Case Study - Definition and Types in Sociology »
The History Behind Sociology »
Profiles of Famous Sociologists, Past and Present »
A Brief Biography of Karl Marx »
Research and Theory Behind the Sociology of Education »
Functionalism & Functionalist Perspective and Theory »
Medicalization: Experiences as Medical Conditions »
How Psychology Defines and Explains Deviant Behavior »
The Study of Suicide by Emile Durkheim »
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - An Overview »
How Sociologists Define Marriage »
What Is the Social Learning Theory? »
Definition of Sociology Terms: Hidden Curriculum »
The Sociological Definition of Anomie »
Definition of the Disengagement Theory of Aging »
A Sociological Melting Pot: Homogenizing Cultures »
15 Critical Sociology Studies and Books »
Alienation and Social Alienation: Definitions »
Positivism in the Study of Sociology »
C. Wright Mills — Biography, Theory, Works in Sociology »
An Overview of Game Theory in Sociology »
Overview of the Book Stigma by Erving Goffman »
An Overview to Chaos Theory in Sociology »
Structural Equation Modeling »
Sociolinguistics - Language, Dialects and Society »
Sociology of Health and Illness »
Custom: Definition in the Study of Sociology »
What Is a Quota Sample in Sociology? »
Race and Ethnicity in Sociology »
Scapegoat, Scapegoating, and Scapegoat Theory »
Self in the Study of Sociology »
Understanding Primary and Secondary Groups in Sociology »
Understanding Social Exchange Theory »
Biography of Max Weber »
Patriarchy - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
A Brief Guide to Modernization Theory »
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning in Sociology »
Simple Random Sampling - What It Is and How to Do It »
Understanding the Phenomenon of McDonaldization »
Presenting Data in Graphic Form (Charts, Graphs, Maps) »
Definition of a Post-Industrial Society »
The Definition of Ethnicity in Sociology »
Private and Public Spheres in Sociology »
The 5 Ethical Considerations in Sociological Research »
George Herbert Mead - Bio & Theory in Sociology »
Marxist Sociology - Definition, Theory and Research »
A Guide to the Relationship Between Sports and Society »
Understanding Political Process Theory »
Correlation Analysis in Sociological Research »
An Introduction to Socioeconomic Status »
What Is a Convenience Sample? »
What Is the Definition of Capitalism? »
Secondary Data Analysis (Pros and Cons) »
Social System - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Definition of Social Distance in Psychology »
Resocialization Definition, Discussion and Examples »
Understanding Stratified Samples and How to Make Them »
Sociology of Work and Industry »
What a Hypothesis Is and How to Formulate One »
Participant Observation -- Definition »
Ritual - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Using Ethnomethodology to Understand Social Order »
Role Conflict - Definition and Examples »
Materialism - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Snowball Sampling: How to Do It and Pros and Cons »
Understanding Cultural Materialism in Sociology »
The Asch Conformity Experiments and Social Pressure »
Definition of Reliability in Research Context »
Examples of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in Sociology »
What Pilot Studies Are and Why They Matter »
Sociology: Achieved Status Versus Ascribed Status »
Theoretical Perspective - Definition & Examples in Sociology »
Definitions of Indexes and Scales in Research »
How Systematic Random Sampling Work »
A Summary of Durkheim's 'Division of Labor in Society' »
Erving Goffman - Biography and Works »
Emile Durkheim and His Role in the History of Sociology »
Exploitation - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Validity in Sociology: Reliability in Research »
Reference Group -- Definition and Examples »
The Concept of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft »
What Is Cultural Lag? »
Social Movement »
Counterculture - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
The Social Theory of Decentering »
Internalization »
A Guide to Ethnomethodology »
Social Mobility: A Definition »
Pastoral Society »
What Is the Resource Mobilization Theory? »
Hypothetico-Deductive Method - Sociology Definition »
Comparative Perspective »
Auguste Comte and His Role in the History of Sociology »
The History of Sexuality by Michel Foucault - Overview »
Definition of Dramaturgical Perspective »
Folkways, Mores, Taboos, and Laws »
Social Fact - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Relationship Between Deviance and Mental Illness »
Overview of Social Phenomenology »
3 Causes of Deindustrialization »
What Is an Industrial Society? »
Types of Surveys for Sociology Research »
Overview of Sociobiology Theory »
Definition of Interpretive Sociology »
Cluster Analysis »
7 Different Types of Crimes »
What is a Religious Sect and How Does it Differ From Denominations?< »
Secondary Data and Secondary Analysis - An Overview »
What Are Formal Organizations? »
How to Define Sanctions in Sociology »
The Sociology of the Family Unit »
Cash Nexus »
Demography - Statistical Study of Human Populations »
Matriarchy - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
An Explanation of Dependency Theory in Sociology »
Welfare State - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Mode Of Production in Marxism »
Linear Regression Statistics and Analysis »
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell »
Horticultural Society - Definition in Sociology »
Sociology Definition: Sick Role »
What Is Ethnography in the Social Sciences? »
Kinship: Definition in the Study of Sociology »
What Is an Agrarian Society? »
Definition of the Situation in Sociology »
Pierre Bourdieu Biography and His Work »
Social Change - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
How Sociology Can Prepare You for a Career in Business »
Constructing a Questionnaire »
Class Consciousness and False Consciousness Definitions »
Definition of Idiographic and Nomothetic »
Master Status: Definition and Examples in Sociology »
Matrifocality - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Learn About Rational Choice Theory »
Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting By In America »
Deviance and Crime: How Sociologists Study Them »
Xenocentrism: Valuing Other Cultures More Than Your Own< »
Typology - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Life and Work of Herbert Spencer »
Variance and Standard Deviation »
Where to Find Full-Text Sociology Journals Online »
Constructing a Deductive Theory »
Levels and Scales of Measurement in Statistics »
Birth Rate - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Grounded Theory -- Definition and Overview in Sociology »
Victimless Crime »
How to Use Focus Groups in Marketing Research »
Content Analysis: Research Method to Study Social Life »
Types of Scales in Social Science Research »
Understanding Expressive Roles and Task Roles »
Path Analysis -- What it Is and How to Use It »
Diffusion in Sociology: Definition, Theory, Examples »
Robert Merton's Theory of Ritualism »
Unobtrusive Measures in Sociology Experiments »
Understanding Division Of Labor »
Confidence Intervals and Confidence Levels in Sociology »
Groupthink - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Immersion: Cultural, Language, and Virtual »
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism »
Mean, Median, and Mode - Measures of Central Tendency »
Spurious | Definition, Overview and Examples »
How to Conduct an Interview in Sociology Research »
Convergence Theory | Definition, Discussion and Examples »
The Definition of Deviance Amplification »
How Opportunity Structures Affect Your Life »
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) - Definition »
Communication Structure »
Subgroup - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Interest Group - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Collective Behavior - Definition of Term »
Robert K. Merton (1910-2003) - Sociologist Profile »
Author, Sociologist, and Activist W.E.B. Du Bois »
Cluster Sample in Sociology Research »
The Life of Talcott Parsons and His Influence on Sociology »
Typification - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Data Sources For Sociological Research »
Data Cleaning for Data Analysis in Sociology »
Patrimonialism - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Biography of Sociologist Charles Horton Cooley »
The Meaning of "Other" in Sociology »
Military Sociology »
Secularization: Definition and Examples »
The Demographic Transition Definition in Sociology »
Sociological Definition of Degradation Ceremony »
A Introduction to Sociology Statistics »
Dominant Ideology Thesis »
Intervening Variable Definition and Examples in Sociology »
Affordable Qualitative Data Software Programs »
Direct Observation »
How Does The Emergent Norm Theory Work? »
How To Construct an Index for Research »
A Review of Software Tools for Quantitative Data Analysis »
The Life Course Perspective: The Culture of Living »
What Is an Age Structure? »
Lambda and Gamma Levels of Association »
An Introduction to Medical Anthropology »
Index of Qualitative Variation (IQV) »
How Sociology Can Prepare You For Work in the Public Sector< »
Who Was Alexis de Tocqueville? »
Aggregates and Social Aggregates in Sociology »
4 Tools to Help Sociology Students to Find Scholarships »
Altruism - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
What Is a Cohort? Definition and Uses »
Pursing a Career as a Police Officer »
What Is Normal Distribution? »
What You Can Do With a Degree in Sociology »
Aligning and Realigning Actions Are Part of Impression »
Juergen Habermas »
Status Generalization in Sociology -- Definition and Discussion »
Anthony Giddens: Biography of British Sociologist »
Constructing an Inductive Theory in Sociology »
Social Darwinism »
White-Collar Crime - Glossary Definition »
Authority Definition in the Study of Sociology »
What Is a Sampling Error? - Sociology Definition »
Discussion and Examples of Expectation States Theory »
Dependency Ratio »
Who Was Georg Simmel to Sociology? »
Status Inconsistency - Definition in Sociology »
How to Get Started on a Literature Review »
Applied Sociology »
What is an Ideal Type? »
Control Variable - Definition in Sociology »
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools »
Understanding Society Through Cultural Artifacts »
'Democracy in America' - an Overview of the Book »
Controlled Experiments: Definition and Examples »
The Social Transformation of American Medicine »
Principal Components and Factor Analysis »
Sociological Theories - An Overview of Major Frameworks »
Poverty - Definition in Sociology and Types »
How Sociology Defines Social Oppression »
The Sociology of Gender »
Social Structure: Definition and Overview in Sociology »
Purposive Sampling Definition and Types »
Power Definitions and Examples in Sociology »
Sociology of Religion »
Three Biological Theories of Deviant Behavior and Crime »
The Definition of Popular Culture in Sociology »
Sociology: Definition and Overview of the Field »
Understanding Critical Theory »
The Sociology of Social Inequality »
Feminist Theory: Definition and Discussion »
How Sociologists Define Social Control »
Moral Panic - Definition in Sociology »
A Sociological Definition of Class Conflict and Struggle »
Understanding Meritocracy from a Sociological Perspective »
An Overview of Labeling Theory »
Overview of Sociology's Conflict Theory »
Strain Theory and "Deviance" »
Sociology Theories of Deviance and Deviant Behavior »
What Is Symbolic Interactionism? »
Types of Sampling Designs Used in Sociology »
Sociological Imagination | Definition and Discussion »
Case Study - Definition and Types in Sociology »
The History Behind Sociology »
Profiles of Famous Sociologists, Past and Present »
A Brief Biography of Karl Marx »
Research and Theory Behind the Sociology of Education »
Functionalism & Functionalist Perspective and Theory »
Medicalization: Experiences as Medical Conditions »
How Psychology Defines and Explains Deviant Behavior »
The Study of Suicide by Emile Durkheim »
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - An Overview »
How Sociologists Define Marriage »
What Is the Social Learning Theory? »
Definition of Sociology Terms: Hidden Curriculum »
The Sociological Definition of Anomie »
Definition of the Disengagement Theory of Aging »
A Sociological Melting Pot: Homogenizing Cultures »
15 Critical Sociology Studies and Books »
Alienation and Social Alienation: Definitions »
Positivism in the Study of Sociology »
C. Wright Mills — Biography, Theory, Works in Sociology »
An Overview of Game Theory in Sociology »
Overview of the Book Stigma by Erving Goffman »
An Overview to Chaos Theory in Sociology »
Structural Equation Modeling »
Sociolinguistics - Language, Dialects and Society »
Sociology of Health and Illness »
Custom: Definition in the Study of Sociology »
What Is a Quota Sample in Sociology? »
Race and Ethnicity in Sociology »
Scapegoat, Scapegoating, and Scapegoat Theory »
Self in the Study of Sociology »
Understanding Primary and Secondary Groups in Sociology »
Understanding Social Exchange Theory »
Biography of Max Weber »
Patriarchy - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
A Brief Guide to Modernization Theory »
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning in Sociology »
Simple Random Sampling - What It Is and How to Do It »
Understanding the Phenomenon of McDonaldization »
Presenting Data in Graphic Form (Charts, Graphs, Maps) »
Definition of a Post-Industrial Society »
The Definition of Ethnicity in Sociology »
Private and Public Spheres in Sociology »
The 5 Ethical Considerations in Sociological Research »
George Herbert Mead - Bio & Theory in Sociology »
Marxist Sociology - Definition, Theory and Research »
A Guide to the Relationship Between Sports and Society »
Understanding Political Process Theory »
Correlation Analysis in Sociological Research »
An Introduction to Socioeconomic Status »
What Is a Convenience Sample? »
What Is the Definition of Capitalism? »
Secondary Data Analysis (Pros and Cons) »
Social System - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Definition of Social Distance in Psychology »
Resocialization Definition, Discussion and Examples »
Understanding Stratified Samples and How to Make Them »
Sociology of Work and Industry »
What a Hypothesis Is and How to Formulate One »
Participant Observation -- Definition »
Ritual - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Using Ethnomethodology to Understand Social Order »
Role Conflict - Definition and Examples »
Materialism - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Snowball Sampling: How to Do It and Pros and Cons »
Understanding Cultural Materialism in Sociology »
The Asch Conformity Experiments and Social Pressure »
Definition of Reliability in Research Context »
Examples of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in Sociology »
What Pilot Studies Are and Why They Matter »
Sociology: Achieved Status Versus Ascribed Status »
Theoretical Perspective - Definition & Examples in Sociology »
Definitions of Indexes and Scales in Research »
How Systematic Random Sampling Work »
A Summary of Durkheim's 'Division of Labor in Society' »
Erving Goffman - Biography and Works »
Emile Durkheim and His Role in the History of Sociology »
Exploitation - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Validity in Sociology: Reliability in Research »
Reference Group -- Definition and Examples »
The Concept of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft »
What Is Cultural Lag? »
Social Movement »
Counterculture - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
The Social Theory of Decentering »
Internalization »
A Guide to Ethnomethodology »
Social Mobility: A Definition »
Pastoral Society »
What Is the Resource Mobilization Theory? »
Hypothetico-Deductive Method - Sociology Definition »
Comparative Perspective »
Auguste Comte and His Role in the History of Sociology »
The History of Sexuality by Michel Foucault - Overview »
Definition of Dramaturgical Perspective »
Folkways, Mores, Taboos, and Laws »
Social Fact - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Relationship Between Deviance and Mental Illness »
Overview of Social Phenomenology »
3 Causes of Deindustrialization »
What Is an Industrial Society? »
Types of Surveys for Sociology Research »
Overview of Sociobiology Theory »
Definition of Interpretive Sociology »
Cluster Analysis »
7 Different Types of Crimes »
What is a Religious Sect and How Does it Differ From Denominations?< »
Secondary Data and Secondary Analysis - An Overview »
What Are Formal Organizations? »
How to Define Sanctions in Sociology »
The Sociology of the Family Unit »
Cash Nexus »
Demography - Statistical Study of Human Populations »
Matriarchy - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
An Explanation of Dependency Theory in Sociology »
Welfare State - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Mode Of Production in Marxism »
Linear Regression Statistics and Analysis »
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell »
Horticultural Society - Definition in Sociology »
Sociology Definition: Sick Role »
What Is Ethnography in the Social Sciences? »
Kinship: Definition in the Study of Sociology »
What Is an Agrarian Society? »
Definition of the Situation in Sociology »
Pierre Bourdieu Biography and His Work »
Social Change - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
How Sociology Can Prepare You for a Career in Business »
Constructing a Questionnaire »
Class Consciousness and False Consciousness Definitions »
Definition of Idiographic and Nomothetic »
Master Status: Definition and Examples in Sociology »
Matrifocality - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Learn About Rational Choice Theory »
Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting By In America »
Deviance and Crime: How Sociologists Study Them »
Xenocentrism: Valuing Other Cultures More Than Your Own< »
Typology - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Life and Work of Herbert Spencer »
Variance and Standard Deviation »
Where to Find Full-Text Sociology Journals Online »
Constructing a Deductive Theory »
Levels and Scales of Measurement in Statistics »
Birth Rate - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Grounded Theory -- Definition and Overview in Sociology »
Victimless Crime »
How to Use Focus Groups in Marketing Research »
Content Analysis: Research Method to Study Social Life »
Types of Scales in Social Science Research »
Understanding Expressive Roles and Task Roles »
Path Analysis -- What it Is and How to Use It »
Diffusion in Sociology: Definition, Theory, Examples »
Robert Merton's Theory of Ritualism »
Unobtrusive Measures in Sociology Experiments »
Understanding Division Of Labor »
Confidence Intervals and Confidence Levels in Sociology »
Groupthink - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Immersion: Cultural, Language, and Virtual »
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism »
Mean, Median, and Mode - Measures of Central Tendency »
Spurious | Definition, Overview and Examples »
How to Conduct an Interview in Sociology Research »
Convergence Theory | Definition, Discussion and Examples »
The Definition of Deviance Amplification »
How Opportunity Structures Affect Your Life »
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) - Definition »
Communication Structure »
Subgroup - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Interest Group - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Collective Behavior - Definition of Term »
Robert K. Merton (1910-2003) - Sociologist Profile »
Author, Sociologist, and Activist W.E.B. Du Bois »
Cluster Sample in Sociology Research »
The Life of Talcott Parsons and His Influence on Sociology »
Typification - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Data Sources For Sociological Research »
Data Cleaning for Data Analysis in Sociology »
Patrimonialism - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
Biography of Sociologist Charles Horton Cooley »
The Meaning of "Other" in Sociology »
Military Sociology »
Secularization: Definition and Examples »
The Demographic Transition Definition in Sociology »
Sociological Definition of Degradation Ceremony »
A Introduction to Sociology Statistics »
Dominant Ideology Thesis »
Intervening Variable Definition and Examples in Sociology »
Affordable Qualitative Data Software Programs »
Direct Observation »
How Does The Emergent Norm Theory Work? »
How To Construct an Index for Research »
A Review of Software Tools for Quantitative Data Analysis »
The Life Course Perspective: The Culture of Living »
What Is an Age Structure? »
Lambda and Gamma Levels of Association »
An Introduction to Medical Anthropology »
Index of Qualitative Variation (IQV) »
How Sociology Can Prepare You For Work in the Public Sector< »
Who Was Alexis de Tocqueville? »
Aggregates and Social Aggregates in Sociology »
4 Tools to Help Sociology Students to Find Scholarships »
Altruism - Definition in the Study of Sociology »
What Is a Cohort? Definition and Uses »
Pursing a Career as a Police Officer »
What Is Normal Distribution? »
What You Can Do With a Degree in Sociology »
Aligning and Realigning Actions Are Part of Impression »
Juergen Habermas »
Status Generalization in Sociology -- Definition and Discussion »
Anthony Giddens: Biography of British Sociologist »
Constructing an Inductive Theory in Sociology »
Social Darwinism »
White-Collar Crime - Glossary Definition »
Authority Definition in the Study of Sociology »
What Is a Sampling Error? - Sociology Definition »
Discussion and Examples of Expectation States Theory »
Dependency Ratio »
Who Was Georg Simmel to Sociology? »
Status Inconsistency - Definition in Sociology »
How to Get Started on a Literature Review »
Applied Sociology »
What is an Ideal Type? »
Control Variable - Definition in Sociology »
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools »
Understanding Society Through Cultural Artifacts »
'Democracy in America' - an Overview of the Book »
Controlled Experiments: Definition and Examples »
The Social Transformation of American Medicine »
Principal Components and Factor Analysis »