Question 1

Qualitative methods must rely on

Accepted Answer

A) Conceptualizing what is meant by the study 
B) Operationalizing exactly what is meant by research constructs 
C) Conceptualizing the definition of peer groups 
D) None of the above 
A) Conceptualizing what is meant by the study 
B) Operationalizing exactly what is meant by research constructs 
C) Conceptualizing the definition of peer groups 
D) None of the above

Question 2

In participant observation studies it can be difficult to make sure that participants are there voluntarily.Few researchers or IRBs are willing to condone covert participation because

Accepted Answer

A) Interpreting the standard of involuntary participation is difficult 
B) Although it may seem easy to tell if someone is participating voluntarily it may be difficult to get their consent officially 
C) Voluntary consent by minors could be given by their guardian so that is not an issue 
D) Because it does not offer a way to ensure that the participation is actually voluntary 
A) Interpreting the standard of involuntary participation is difficult 
B) Although it may seem easy to tell if someone is participating voluntarily it may be difficult to get their consent officially 
C) Voluntary consent by minors could be given by their guardian so that is not an issue 
D) Because it does not offer a way to ensure that the participation is actually voluntary

Question 3

Communities can refer to not only people in a common physical location but also to

Accepted Answer

A) Relationships that develop on-line 
B) Relationships that emerge in the course of work or school 
C) Relationships that supplement emerging relationships 
D) All of the above 
A) Relationships that develop on-line 
B) Relationships that emerge in the course of work or school 
C) Relationships that supplement emerging relationships 
D) All of the above

Question 4

Most field researchers adopt a role that involves

Accepted Answer

A) Some covert participation in the setting 
B) Some active participation in the setting 
C) No active participation in the setting 
D) Total participation in the setting 
A) Some covert participation in the setting 
B) Some active participation in the setting 
C) No active participation in the setting 
D) Total participation in the setting

Question 5

A lack of reflexivity in research design and sensitivity to objective role of the researcher is very important in qualitative research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When conducting his study of teenage boys in Oakland, CA, Victor Rios

Accepted Answer

A) Was unaware of how his research would affect the boys 
B) Was very aware of how his past experiences shaped his research 
C) Was unaware of how his past research would affect him 
D) Was very aware of how outsiders could affect people 
A) Was unaware of how his research would affect the boys 
B) Was very aware of how his past experiences shaped his research 
C) Was unaware of how his past research would affect him 
D) Was very aware of how outsiders could affect people

Question 7

Researchers generally develop understandings early in a project with all major participants and stakeholders

Accepted Answer

A) To respond to what is consider fair use of the results 
B) Regarding the obligation of inappropriate use of findings 
C) To encourage appropriate use of project results 
D) To use findings appropriately 
A) To respond to what is consider fair use of the results 
B) Regarding the obligation of inappropriate use of findings 
C) To encourage appropriate use of project results 
D) To use findings appropriately

Question 8

Systematic observation is a strategy that increases the reliability of observational data by using explicit rules that standardize coding practices across observers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Define the methods of ethnography and how they compare to netnography.

Accepted Answer

An ethnography is the study of a culture

Question 10

In her study of community policing 1999), Susan Miller adopted the role of

Accepted Answer

A) Complete participant 
B) Mixed participant-observer 
C) Complete observer 
D) None of the above 
A) Complete participant 
B) Mixed participant-observer 
C) Complete observer 
D) None of the above

Question 11

The first formal analytical step in qualitative research is

Accepted Answer

A) Documentation 
B) Conceptualization, coding & categorizing 
C) Examine relationships and display data 
D) Corroborating and authenticate conclusions 
A) Documentation 
B) Conceptualization, coding & categorizing 
C) Examine relationships and display data 
D) Corroborating and authenticate conclusions

Question 12

Decisions to study one setting or several settings do not shape field researchers' ability to generalize about what they have found.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The use of ethnographic methods to study online communities is known as

Accepted Answer

A) Fishnetting 
B) Netnography 
C) Kyberography 
D) All of the above 
A) Fishnetting 
B) Netnography 
C) Kyberography 
D) All of the above

Question 14

Miller 2000)recruited young women from a residential facility to participate in her research and paid them to refer other girls who were gang members.Although this is common in snowball samples, one young woman decided to cash in on the deal by initiating new young women into her gang.The ethical dilemma was

Accepted Answer

A) That the girls were underage 
B) That the initiation ceremony for the particular gang involved recruits to the gang being "beaten into the gang" 
C) That the girls didn't realize that it was a gang initiation 
D) All of the above 
A) That the girls were underage 
B) That the initiation ceremony for the particular gang involved recruits to the gang being "beaten into the gang" 
C) That the girls didn't realize that it was a gang initiation 
D) All of the above

Question 15

There is a focus on previously well-studied processes and phenomena in qualitative research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Decisions to study one setting or several settings and to pay attention to specific people and events will shape field researchers' ability

Accepted Answer

A) To generalize about what they have found 
B) For others to have confidence in the results of their study 
C) Both A and B 
D) None of the above 
A) To generalize about what they have found 
B) For others to have confidence in the results of their study 
C) Both A and B 
D) None of the above

Question 17

Pearson 2009)conducted covert participation research in the illegal behavior of English football soccer), commonly referred to as hooligans.Describe the research.What did he find?

Accepted Answer

Case Study: The "Researcher as a Hooliga

Question 18

Rios 2011)relied on several different qualitative research methods to determine how patterns of punished experienced by youth in his study affected them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Describe the process of intensive interviewing and compare it to the process of interviewing in survey research.

Accepted Answer

Asking questions is part of almost all q

Question 20

The changes in individual or group behavior due to being observed or otherwise studied is known as a proactive effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Qualitative methods must rely on

In participant observation studies it can be difficult to make sure that participants are there voluntarily.Few researchers or IRBs are willing to condone covert participation because

Communities can refer to not only people in a common physical location but also to

Most field researchers adopt a role that involves

A lack of reflexivity in research design and sensitivity to objective role of the researcher is very important in qualitative research.

When conducting his study of teenage boys in Oakland, CA, Victor Rios

Researchers generally develop understandings early in a project with all major participants and stakeholders

Systematic observation is a strategy that increases the reliability of observational data by using explicit rules that standardize coding practices across observers.

Define the methods of ethnography and how they compare to netnography.

In her study of community policing 1999), Susan Miller adopted the role of

The first formal analytical step in qualitative research is

Decisions to study one setting or several settings do not shape field researchers' ability to generalize about what they have found.

The use of ethnographic methods to study online communities is known as

There is a focus on previously well-studied processes and phenomena in qualitative research.

Decisions to study one setting or several settings and to pay attention to specific people and events will shape field researchers' ability

Pearson 2009)conducted covert participation research in the illegal behavior of English football soccer), commonly referred to as hooligans.Describe the research.What did he find?

Rios 2011)relied on several different qualitative research methods to determine how patterns of punished experienced by youth in his study affected them.

Describe the process of intensive interviewing and compare it to the process of interviewing in survey research.

The changes in individual or group behavior due to being observed or otherwise studied is known as a proactive effect.

Science, Society, and Criminological Research

The Process and Problems of Criminological Research

Research Ethics

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Experimentation

Survey Research

Analyzing Content

Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Reporting Research Results

Filters

Exam 8: Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis

Qualitative methods must rely on

In participant observation studies it can be difficult to make sure that participants are there voluntarily.Few researchers or IRBs are willing to condone covert participation because

Communities can refer to not only people in a common physical location but also to

Most field researchers adopt a role that involves

A lack of reflexivity in research design and sensitivity to objective role of the researcher is very important in qualitative research.

When conducting his study of teenage boys in Oakland, CA, Victor Rios

Researchers generally develop understandings early in a project with all major participants and stakeholders

Systematic observation is a strategy that increases the reliability of observational data by using explicit rules that standardize coding practices across observers.

Define the methods of ethnography and how they compare to netnography.

In her study of community policing 1999), Susan Miller adopted the role of

The first formal analytical step in qualitative research is

Decisions to study one setting or several settings do not shape field researchers' ability to generalize about what they have found.

The use of ethnographic methods to study online communities is known as

There is a focus on previously well-studied processes and phenomena in qualitative research.

Decisions to study one setting or several settings and to pay attention to specific people and events will shape field researchers' ability

Pearson 2009)conducted covert participation research in the illegal behavior of English football soccer), commonly referred to as hooligans.Describe the research.What did he find?

Rios 2011)relied on several different qualitative research methods to determine how patterns of punished experienced by youth in his study affected them.

Describe the process of intensive interviewing and compare it to the process of interviewing in survey research.

The changes in individual or group behavior due to being observed or otherwise studied is known as a proactive effect.

Science, Society, and Criminological Research

The Process and Problems of Criminological Research

Research Ethics

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Experimentation

Survey Research

Analyzing Content

Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Reporting Research Results

Filters