Question 1

Why should researchers corroborate oral histories with documents and other more reliable sources?

Accepted Answer

A) Oral histories may be exaggerated. 
B) Oral histories given by different individuals may not match up. 
C) Some may withhold information. 
D) Individuals often cannot recall all the details of a single event,especially when a lot of time has passed. 
A) Oral histories may be exaggerated. 
B) Oral histories given by different individuals may not match up. 
C) Some may withhold information. 
D) Individuals often cannot recall all the details of a single event,especially when a lot of time has passed.

Question 2

Qualitative historical research tends to be historically specific and narrative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Historical research that uses national statistics or cross-national surveys is most likely ______.

Accepted Answer

A) variable oriented 
B) case oriented 
C) qualitative 
D) interpretive 
A) variable oriented 
B) case oriented 
C) qualitative 
D) interpretive

Question 4

Describe Schutt's content analysis of schizophrenia to illustrate the process of creating coding categories.

Accepted Answer

Examples of the text have been coded int

Question 5

To increase the credibility of oral histories,a researcher should ______.

Accepted Answer

A) consider counterfactuals 
B) diagram the event structure 
C) corroborate with other sources 
D) develop a chronology of events 
A) consider counterfactuals 
B) diagram the event structure 
C) corroborate with other sources 
D) develop a chronology of events

Question 6

One of the main problems with content analysis is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) developing sociological hypotheses 
B) lack of corroborating evidence 
C) developing reliable coding procedures 
D) gaps in the material 
A) developing sociological hypotheses 
B) lack of corroborating evidence 
C) developing reliable coding procedures 
D) gaps in the material

Why should researchers corroborate oral histories with documents and other more reliable sources?

Qualitative historical research tends to be historically specific and narrative.

Historical research that uses national statistics or cross-national surveys is most likely ______.

Describe Schutt's content analysis of schizophrenia to illustrate the process of creating coding categories.

To increase the credibility of oral histories,a researcher should ______.

One of the main problems with content analysis is ______.

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Summarizing and Reporting

Filters

Exam 15: Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Why should researchers corroborate oral histories with documents and other more reliable sources?

Qualitative historical research tends to be historically specific and narrative.

Historical research that uses national statistics or cross-national surveys is most likely ______.

Describe Schutt's content analysis of schizophrenia to illustrate the process of creating coding categories.

To increase the credibility of oral histories,a researcher should ______.

One of the main problems with content analysis is ______.

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Summarizing and Reporting

Filters