Question 1

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 B

Question 2

Qualitative field researchers must always participate in what they are studying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

An example of the complete participant role is:

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 jaywalk. 
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) teaching a class and observing how students interact during group work. 
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 jaywalk. 
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) teaching a class and observing how students interact during group work. A

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

_____ combines a naturalist approach with a positivist concern for a "systematic set of procedures" in doing qualitative research.

Accepted Answer

A) The extended case method 
B) Ethnomethodology 
C) Grounded theory 
D) Ethnographies 
E) Case studies 
A) The extended case method 
B) Ethnomethodology 
C) Grounded theory 
D) Ethnographies 
E) Case studies

Question 6

Jenny is planning a study about flat earthers or people who believe that the earth is flat. Rather than evaluating the validity of the abnormal views, Jenny plans on interviewing and spending time with this community in order to let them tell their story. She is primarily interested in the research participants' perception of the world. Jenny's proposed study falls within the qualitative research paradigm of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) naturalism 
B) ethnomethodology 
C) grounded theory 
D) case studies 
E) reactivity 
A) naturalism 
B) ethnomethodology 
C) grounded theory 
D) case studies 
E) reactivity

Question 7

Which of the following is POOR advice for a qualitative field interviewer?

Accepted Answer

A) Learn to listen, think, and talk almost at the same time. 
B) Be more interested than interesting. 
C) Do not deviate from the schedule of preestablished questions. 
D) Don't try to halt your respondent's line of discussion even if it's not on topic. 
E) Adopt the role of the "socially acceptable incompetent." 
A) Learn to listen, think, and talk almost at the same time. 
B) Be more interested than interesting. 
C) Do not deviate from the schedule of preestablished questions. 
D) Don't try to halt your respondent's line of discussion even if it's not on topic. 
E) Adopt the role of the "socially acceptable incompetent."

Question 8

Qualitative field research differs from other forms of observation in that it is both a data-collecting and a theory-generating activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Sara wanted to learn about battered women. She entered the world of a battered women's shelter and lived with the women in order to fully learn about the views of these women. She wanted to write a detailed and accurate description about the lives that the women reported. Which of the following approaches best describes Sara's research paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A) Naturalist 
B) Ethnomethodology 
C) Grounded theory 
D) Institutional ethnography 
E) Participatory action research 
A) Naturalist 
B) Ethnomethodology 
C) Grounded theory 
D) Institutional ethnography 
E) Participatory action research

Question 10

Researchers Glaser and Strauss have advocated that which part of a research study should be eliminated when following the tenets of grounded theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Methodology 
B) Conclusion 
C) Literature Review 
D) Analysis/Discussion 
E) Conclusion 
A) Methodology 
B) Conclusion 
C) Literature Review 
D) Analysis/Discussion 
E) Conclusion

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is FALSE regarding qualitative field research?

Accepted Answer

A) Field research is well suited to studying social processes over time. 
B) Field research is well suited to studying behaviors within their natural setting. 
C) Field research is well suited to studying attitudes within their natural setting. 
D) Field research is well suited for quantitative analysis. 
E) Field research is well suited for qualitative analysis. 
A) Field research is well suited to studying social processes over time. 
B) Field research is well suited to studying behaviors within their natural setting. 
C) Field research is well suited to studying attitudes within their natural setting. 
D) Field research is well suited for quantitative analysis. 
E) Field research is well suited for qualitative analysis.

Question 13

An "audit trail" has been recommended for qualitative researchers to document each point of decision or interpretation during the research project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In qualitative interviewing, interactions can only be done in a face-to-face or telephone interview context.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of focus groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Focus group moderators require special skills. 
B) Focus group data are difficult to analyze. 
C) Focus groups are often difficult to assemble. 
D) Focus groups allow for multiple viewpoints to be heard. 
E) Focus groups afford the researcher less control than individual interviews. 
A) Focus group moderators require special skills. 
B) Focus group data are difficult to analyze. 
C) Focus groups are often difficult to assemble. 
D) Focus groups allow for multiple viewpoints to be heard. 
E) Focus groups afford the researcher less control than individual interviews.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is FALSE about participatory action research (PAR)?

Accepted Answer

A) The researcher's function is to serve as a resource to those being studied. 
B) Researchers should define their subject's problems, define the desired remedies, and take the lead in helping subjects realize their aims. 
C) Advocates of PAR often believe that the distinction between the researcher and the researched should disappear. 
D) Advocates of PAR often believe that traditional research is elitist. 
E) Researchers should provide access to information to empower subjects. 
A) The researcher's function is to serve as a resource to those being studied. 
B) Researchers should define their subject's problems, define the desired remedies, and take the lead in helping subjects realize their aims. 
C) Advocates of PAR often believe that the distinction between the researcher and the researched should disappear. 
D) Advocates of PAR often believe that traditional research is elitist. 
E) Researchers should provide access to information to empower subjects.

Question 17

In comparison to other types of research, what are the major strengths and weaknesses of field research?

Accepted Answer

Field research, also known as fieldwork,

Question 18

An advantage of field research is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) yields precise descriptive statements about a large population. 
B) involves the uniform application of precise operational definitions. 
C) allows for the modification of research design. 
D) produces definitive conclusions. 
E) is an extremely reliable technique. 
A) yields precise descriptive statements about a large population. 
B) involves the uniform application of precise operational definitions. 
C) allows for the modification of research design. 
D) produces definitive conclusions. 
E) is an extremely reliable technique.

Question 19

_____ 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 20

Jamie asks women about their personal experiences in the labor market in order to uncover the power relations that govern those experiences. What paradigm is Jamie using?

Accepted Answer

A) Naturalism 
B) Ethnomethodology 
C) Grounded theory 
D) Institutional ethnography 
E) Participatory action research 
A) Naturalism 
B) Ethnomethodology 
C) Grounded theory 
D) Institutional ethnography 
E) Participatory action research

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

Qualitative field researchers must always participate in what they are studying.

An example of the complete participant role is:

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?

_____ combines a naturalist approach with a positivist concern for a "systematic set of procedures" in doing qualitative research.

Which of the following is POOR advice for a qualitative field interviewer?

Qualitative field research differs from other forms of observation in that it is both a data-collecting and a theory-generating activity.

Researchers Glaser and Strauss have advocated that which part of a research study should be eliminated when following the tenets of grounded theory?

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

Which of the following is FALSE regarding qualitative field research?

An "audit trail" has been recommended for qualitative researchers to document each point of decision or interpretation during the research project.

In qualitative interviewing, interactions can only be done in a face-to-face or telephone interview context.

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of focus groups?

Which of the following statements is FALSE about participatory action research (PAR)?

In comparison to other types of research, what are the major strengths and weaknesses of field research?

An advantage of field research is that it:

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

Jamie asks women about their personal experiences in the labor market in order to uncover the power relations that govern those experiences. What paradigm is Jamie using?

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms, Theory, and Social 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

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 10: Qualitative Field Research

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

Qualitative field researchers must always participate in what they are studying.

An example of the complete participant role is:

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?

_____ combines a naturalist approach with a positivist concern for a "systematic set of procedures" in doing qualitative research.

Which of the following is POOR advice for a qualitative field interviewer?

Qualitative field research differs from other forms of observation in that it is both a data-collecting and a theory-generating activity.

Researchers Glaser and Strauss have advocated that which part of a research study should be eliminated when following the tenets of grounded theory?

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

Which of the following is FALSE regarding qualitative field research?

An "audit trail" has been recommended for qualitative researchers to document each point of decision or interpretation during the research project.

In qualitative interviewing, interactions can only be done in a face-to-face or telephone interview context.

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of focus groups?

Which of the following statements is FALSE about participatory action research (PAR)?

In comparison to other types of research, what are the major strengths and weaknesses of field research?

An advantage of field research is that it:

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

Jamie asks women about their personal experiences in the labor market in order to uncover the power relations that govern those experiences. What paradigm is Jamie using?

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms, Theory, and Social 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

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters