Exam 1: Introduction

This study was developed by Family Voices, a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of children with disabilities and their families. The study collected data for 122 families in a large urban area in the northeastern United States. Non-White families reported significantly lower satisfaction. Discussion emphasizes that health care providers need to become more vigilant in providing culturally sensitive care. To enhance care practices and policies, the study advances a checklist of ten essential areas that promote culturally sensitive interactions between families of children with disabilities and their medical and non-medical health care providers. Adapted from Zajicek-Farber, M., Long, T., Lotrecchiano,G., Farber, J., & Rodkey, E. (2017). Connections between family centered care and medical homes of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities: Experiences of diverse families. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 26, 1445-1459. https://doi-org.mantis.csuchico.edu/10.1007/s10826-017-0662-3 Which research method do you think the researchers used? Are the data qualitative or quantitative? Is the research basic or applied? Explain your answers.

Theory is LEAST likely to be used for which of the following kinds of research?

You are interested in studying the effect of state funding of universities on college graduation rates. Which research method would you choose? Will your data be qualitative or quantitative? Explain your answers.

A library "research paper" is actually not research, but which component of research?

A methodology is ______.

This study examined the space and meaning of two CrossFit gyms as an introduction to a broader discussion on CrossFit subculture and evolving discourses about the body, health, and fitness. Specifically, the gyms' location, layout, and open arrangement of moving bodies revealed three major themes about CrossFit space: a place that blurs the line between exercise and menial labor in an otherwise sedentary and technologized society; a place that is inclusive specifically in terms of gender, age, and ability, yet exclusive socioeconomically; and a faux-elite sporting place that inadvertently produces wild and untamed bodily movements. Results of the study suggest that CrossFit's popularity in recent years foreshadows a dramatic shift in the social function of recreational fitness toward forms of exercise that are more inclusive, and yet at the same time are more socially competitive and hierarchical. Adapted from: Crockett, M.. C., & Butryn, T. (2018, June). Chasing Rx: A spatial ethnography of the CrossFit gym. Sociology of Sport Journal, 35, 98-107.

You are collecting data in order to see if it supports ideas that some sociologists have about how people perceive privilege. This is an example of using ______ in your research.

You have been asked to research a proposed new policy that would change benefits for deceased veterans' wives and their children. Specifically, you want to know how people affected by the proposal react to it. Which ONE research method would you use? Explain.

Which of the following methods is quantitative?

Quantitative research produces data that are analyzed ______.

The management at the local organic food producer has noticed that its sales are increasing everywhere except in California, where they are actually declining. They have asked you to conduct research to understand the reasons behind this decline. Choose ONE research method you would use to study this. Explain your choice. Would your research be qualitative or quantitative? Basic or applied? Explain your answers.

If you do a library "research paper" for a class, it is not really research in the true sense of the word because ______.

This study aims to characterize distractions at family mealtimes and examine associations between father availability, distractions, and observed responsive feeding. Between fathers, mothers, and children, families spent almost half of the mealtime distracted. Fathers and mothers engaged in about equal amounts of distractions, and children engaged in more technology-related distractions than parents. Fathers' absence at the mealtime was associated with more child distractions and less maternal feeding responsiveness. Adapted from Saltzman, J.A., Musaad, S., Bost, K. K., McBride, B. A., & Fiese, B. H. (2019). Associations between father availability, mealtime distractions and routines, and maternal feeding responsiveness: An observational study. Journal of Family Psychology, 33, 465-475. https://doi-org.mantis.csuchico.edu/10.1037/fam0000519 Which research method did the researchers use? Is it basic or applied? Explain your answers.

How do social class and religion affect infertile couples' attitudes about interracial adoption? Is this research question a qualitative or quantitative one? Is this research basic or applied? Explain your answers. What would you need to take into account to make sure that this is a feasible research question?

Sampling means ______.

Choose the research method you would use to most appropriately address the following topic: You have been given the job of distributing federal bailout money to the communities in your state that have been hardest hit by economic recession. You need to conduct research to find out which communities are suffering most.

You want to analyze TV commercials to see how often sex is used to sell products. Which research method would you use to do this? Will your data be qualitative or quantitative? Explain your answers.