Question 1

is a study that focuses on giving detailed and accurate description rather than explanation.

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnomethodology 
B) Naturalism 
C) Ethnography 
D) Grounded theory 
E) Case study 
A) Ethnomethodology 
B) Naturalism 
C) Ethnography 
D) Grounded theory 
E) Case study

Question 2

Professor Jefferson is interested in studying the dynamics and processes of three local hospitals? Which element of social life is he studying?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizations 
B) Groups and Cliques 
C) Settlements and Habitats 
D) Practices 
E) Subcultures and Lifestyles 
A) Organizations 
B) Groups and Cliques 
C) Settlements and Habitats 
D) Practices 
E) Subcultures and Lifestyles

Question 3

What differentiates the case study from the extended case study model?

Accepted Answer

Answers should include the ideas that: 1

Question 4

Jennifer is interested in understanding the dynamics within an economically diverse high school.She interviews a wide variety of students,as well as the staff and faculty to understand how race has an effect on their education.Jennifer is using what sort of research paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A) Participatory action research 
B) Ethnomethodology 
C) Ethnography 
D) Case study 
E) Institutional ethnography 
A) Participatory action research 
B) Ethnomethodology 
C) Ethnography 
D) Case study 
E) Institutional ethnography

Question 5

Which of the following is the best example of a breaching experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) Walking into an elevator and turning to face the door. 
B) Opening an umbrella on a beautiful day. 
C) Closing an umbrella after the rain ends. 
D) Looking at the sky when birds fly by. 
E) None of these choices exemplify a breaching experiment. 
A) Walking into an elevator and turning to face the door. 
B) Opening an umbrella on a beautiful day. 
C) Closing an umbrella after the rain ends. 
D) Looking at the sky when birds fly by. 
E) None of these choices exemplify a breaching experiment.

Question 6

The qualitative field research interview is typically:

Accepted Answer

A) less structured. 
B) structured. 
C) similar to the survey interview. 
D) unstructured and similar to the survey interview. 
E) structured and similar to the survey interview. 
A) less structured. 
B) structured. 
C) similar to the survey interview. 
D) unstructured and similar to the survey interview. 
E) structured and similar to the survey interview.

Question 7

Professor Milne was preparing to do qualitative interviewing in a field research project.Milne knew that you were a research methods student and asked for your advice.You told Milne:

Accepted Answer

A) try not to alter the specific wording of questions. 
B) try to use the same probes with the same wording for each respondent. 
C) try not to alter the sequence of questions. 
D) be sure to think up interesting things to say when the conversation lulls. 
E) to begin with a search of the literature. 
A) try not to alter the specific wording of questions. 
B) try to use the same probes with the same wording for each respondent. 
C) try not to alter the sequence of questions. 
D) be sure to think up interesting things to say when the conversation lulls. 
E) to begin with a search of the literature.

Question 8

The extended case method looks for all the ways in which observations conflict with existing theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Unstructured interviews are less appropriate for field research than structured interviews.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Jessica is concerned with the problem of reactivity in her study of a local diet group.Which of the following is NOT one of her reactivity concerns?

Accepted Answer

A) The members of the diet group might alter their behaviors because they know they are being studied. 
B) The members of the diet group might alter their lifestyles and behavior because they joined the group to lose weight. 
C) The members of the group might expel her from doing the research. 
D) The members of the group might alter their discussion of diet strategies because they know that she is studying the group. 
E) All of these choices concern Jessica because of her concern with reactivity. 
A) The members of the diet group might alter their behaviors because they know they are being studied. 
B) The members of the diet group might alter their lifestyles and behavior because they joined the group to lose weight. 
C) The members of the group might expel her from doing the research. 
D) The members of the group might alter their discussion of diet strategies because they know that she is studying the group. 
E) All of these choices concern Jessica because of her concern with reactivity.

Question 11

In a complete qualitative interviewing process,a researcher will perform all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Thematize 
B) Statistically analyze 
C) Transcribe 
D) Verify 
E) Design 
A) Thematize 
B) Statistically analyze 
C) Transcribe 
D) Verify 
E) Design

Question 12

Researchers who assume the role of the complete participant are unlikely to affect what they are studying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The complete participant must always be a genuine member and participate in what he or she is studying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An example(s)of the complete participant role is(are):

Accepted Answer

A) joining a sorority or fraternity to study initiation rituals without revealing your identity as a researcher. 
B) standing at a street corner and watching whether males or females are more likely to jay-walk. 
C) telling a motorcycle gang that you are a researcher and would like to ride with them for a year to understand their interaction patterns. 
D) being a newspaper reporter who interviews union workers to learn about recent strike efforts. 
E) all of these choices are examples of the complete participant role. 
A) joining a sorority or fraternity to study initiation rituals without revealing your identity as a researcher. 
B) standing at a street corner and watching whether males or females are more likely to jay-walk. 
C) telling a motorcycle gang that you are a researcher and would like to ride with them for a year to understand their interaction patterns. 
D) being a newspaper reporter who interviews union workers to learn about recent strike efforts. 
E) all of these choices are examples of the complete participant role.

is a study that focuses on giving detailed and accurate description rather than explanation.

Professor Jefferson is interested in studying the dynamics and processes of three local hospitals? Which element of social life is he studying?

What differentiates the case study from the extended case study model?

Jennifer is interested in understanding the dynamics within an economically diverse high school.She interviews a wide variety of students,as well as the staff and faculty to understand how race has an effect on their education.Jennifer is using what sort of research paradigm?

Which of the following is the best example of a breaching experiment?

The qualitative field research interview is typically:

Professor Milne was preparing to do qualitative interviewing in a field research project.Milne knew that you were a research methods student and asked for your advice.You told Milne:

The extended case method looks for all the ways in which observations conflict with existing theory.

Unstructured interviews are less appropriate for field research than structured interviews.

Jessica is concerned with the problem of reactivity in her study of a local diet group.Which of the following is NOT one of her reactivity concerns?

In a complete qualitative interviewing process,a researcher will perform all but which of the following?

Researchers who assume the role of the complete participant are unlikely to affect what they are studying.

The complete participant must always be a genuine member and participate in what he or she is studying.

An example(s)of the complete participant role is(are):

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms Theory and Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization Operationalization and Measurement

Indexes Scales and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 10: Qualitative Field Research

is a study that focuses on giving detailed and accurate description rather than explanation.

Professor Jefferson is interested in studying the dynamics and processes of three local hospitals? Which element of social life is he studying?

What differentiates the case study from the extended case study model?

Jennifer is interested in understanding the dynamics within an economically diverse high school.She interviews a wide variety of students,as well as the staff and faculty to understand how race has an effect on their education.Jennifer is using what sort of research paradigm?

Which of the following is the best example of a breaching experiment?

The qualitative field research interview is typically:

Professor Milne was preparing to do qualitative interviewing in a field research project.Milne knew that you were a research methods student and asked for your advice.You told Milne:

The extended case method looks for all the ways in which observations conflict with existing theory.

Unstructured interviews are less appropriate for field research than structured interviews.

Jessica is concerned with the problem of reactivity in her study of a local diet group.Which of the following is NOT one of her reactivity concerns?

In a complete qualitative interviewing process,a researcher will perform all but which of the following?

Researchers who assume the role of the complete participant are unlikely to affect what they are studying.

The complete participant must always be a genuine member and participate in what he or she is studying.

An example(s)of the complete participant role is(are):

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms Theory and Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization Operationalization and Measurement

Indexes Scales and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters