Exam 1: Introducing Sociology

A sociologist believes that high levels of education create the opportunity for better-paid work after graduation. In this hypothesis, what type of variable is the level of education?

Write a proposal for a participant observation research project the purpose of which is to investigate some aspect of the current fashion world.

Which of the following statements best exemplifies postindustrialism?

Explain the role that randomization plays in experiments.

Survey researchers must carefully select their sample so that they do not exclude part of the population.

According to functionalist theories, what do social structures contribute to when they fit together?

What is the main concern when sociologists consider whether research actually measures what it was supposed to measure?

Discuss the specifically ethical responsibilities of a sociologist investigating the possible relationship between student use of Internet technology in the classroom and academic success.

The French social thinker who coined the term sociology in 1838 was Émile Durkheim.

What do sociologists call patterns of social relations outside a person's immediate social experience?

Explain how Max Weber disagreed with Karl Marx. Why is that disagreement important?

In an experiment, what is the process whereby individuals are assigned by chance to research groups?

How would social-science researchers most likely control bias and personal influence when performing an analysis of society?

What is usually the final step in a sociologist's research cycle?

Émile Durkheim examined the association between rates of suicide and rates of psychological disorder for different groups. What did Durkheim conclude?

According to Karl Marx, which of the following is the most important social structure in any society?

Compare and contrast a dependent and an independent variable.

What do sociologists call the part of the population that a researcher examines?

During a research study on people's views toward crime, a sociologist was careful to make up false names for the research subjects rather than use their real names in the research. Why is this important?

Phoenix believes that class conflict is not the only force that drives social change, believing that religion and politics also create change. Whose theoretical works is Phoenix most closely aligned with?