Exam 2: Sociological Research Methods

The______________approach uses religion,customs,habits,traditions,and law to answer important questions.It is based on strong beliefs about what is right and wrong and what "ought to be" in society.

A______________is a set of logically interrelated statements that attempts to describe,explain,and (occasionally)predict social events.

Quantitative research is often complex,involves a smaller number of cases,and provides a more holistic picture of some particular social phenomenon or human problem.

Survey work involves not only immersing oneself into the group or community that the researcher studies but also engaging in dialogue to learn more about social life through ongoing interaction with others.

The American Sociological Association requires that sociologists adhere to all except which of the following?

A(n)______________is any concept with measurable traits or characteristics that can change or vary from one person,time,situation,or society to another.It is the observable and/or measurable counterpart of a concept.

Because the researcher had access to twenty years of data on the same participants in an education program,the researcher was able to perform a(n)______________study.

The rapid urbanization of______________has resulted in a reinvestigation of Durkheim's theories of suicide.

Using______________studies,sociologist Emile Durkheim was able to compare suicide rates over a period of time in France and other European nations.

Sociologists who are interested in observing social interactions as it occurs primarily use structured surveys.

Survey data may be collected by interviews.One strength of interviews is that people may be influenced by the interviewer's race,age,sex,size,or other attributes in responding to the questions asked.

Based on sociologist Emile Durkheim's study,an example of______________suicide is when military leaders kill themselves after defeat in battle because they have so strongly identified themselves with their cause that they believe they cannot live with defeat.

The relationship between theory and research has been referred to as a continuous cycle.The theory and research cycle consists of two approaches.In the______________approach,the researcher begins with a theory and uses research to test the theory.

Describe the major ethical concerns in sociological research.

______________ refers to changes in a subject's behavior caused by the researcher's presence or by the subject's awareness of being studied.

Sociologist Emile Durkheim emphasized that individual acts of suicide provide better explanations for suicide than do suicide rates.

The relationship between theory and research has been referred to as a continuous cycle.The theory and research cycle consists of two approaches.In the______________approach,the researcher collects information or data (facts or evidence)and then generates theories from the analysis of that data.

Explain the concept of triangulation.Why should a researcher employ this research method?

Which technique would be used by researchers in studying the treatment of gender in elementary reader books?

The Hawthorne effect refers to changes in the subject's behavior caused by the researcher's presence or by the subject's awareness of being studied.