Question 1

What is the difference between academic and applied social research?

Accepted Answer

-Academic research is research designed to advance fundamental knowledge about the social world.
-Applied research is research that attempts to solve a concrete problem or address a specific policy question/issue and that has a direct,practical application.

Question 2

Define the following terms
-existing statistics research

Accepted Answer

Research in which one examines numerical information from government documents or official reports to address new questions.

Question 3

Don,having heard worrisome news reports about chicken farming,wonders if he should stop feeding chicken to his children.Don solicits the advice of his friend Kent,who is a nutritionist,and Kent advises Don to continue feeding his children chicken.Don follows Kent's recommendation.On what basis did Don make his decision to include chicken in his childrens' diet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Authority 
B)  Tradition 
C)  Media myth 
D)  Personal observation 
E)  Objective authorization 
A)  Authority 
B)  Tradition 
C)  Media myth 
D)  Personal observation 
E)  Objective authorization A

Question 4

What is Social Impact Assessment (SIA)? How does it work?

Accepted Answer

-SIA is a type of applied social researc

Question 5

The majority of the scientific community's core members are employed in

Accepted Answer

A)  private industry. 
B)  think-tanks. 
C)  universities. 
D)  the public sector. 
E)  not-for-profit organizations. 
A)  private industry. 
B)  think-tanks. 
C)  universities. 
D)  the public sector. 
E)  not-for-profit organizations.

Question 6

Briefly describe each of the steps involved in conducting a research project.Discuss how "fixed" the steps are and the implications of this for a person undertaking research.

Accepted Answer

-The steps are: select topic → focus que

Question 7

Existing statistics research

Accepted Answer

A)  is the examination of numerical information from government documents or official reports. 
B)  is most frequently used for descriptive research. 
C)  is done by asking people questions using a written questionnaire. 
D)  allows a researcher to discover features in the content of large amounts of material that might otherwise go unnoticed. 
E)  may be time consuming if the researcher does not carefully consider the meaning of what he or she finds. 
A)  is the examination of numerical information from government documents or official reports. 
B)  is most frequently used for descriptive research. 
C)  is done by asking people questions using a written questionnaire. 
D)  allows a researcher to discover features in the content of large amounts of material that might otherwise go unnoticed. 
E)  may be time consuming if the researcher does not carefully consider the meaning of what he or she finds.

Question 8

Sara finds religiosity fascinating-all aspects of all religions-and wants to study them.However,in sitting down to design a study,Sara finds herself overwhelmed by the magnitude of her subject.What step should Sara take before attempting to design her study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collect preliminary data 
B)  Reflect on her faith 
C)  Focus research question 
D)  Inform others 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Collect preliminary data 
B)  Reflect on her faith 
C)  Focus research question 
D)  Inform others 
E)  None of the above

Question 9

Define the following terms
-social impact assessment study

Accepted Answer

A type of applied social resea

Question 10

Define the following terms
-case study

Accepted Answer

Research,usually qualitative,o

Question 11

What is the scientific community and who belongs to it?

Accepted Answer

-The scientific community is a collectio

Question 12

Define the following terms
-applied social research

Accepted Answer

Research that attempts to solv

Question 13

Below are five of the seven steps of a research project in scrambled order.Of the five listed below,which one is supposed to be third in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interpret findings 
B)  Collect data 
C)  Design study 
D)  Focus project. 
E)  Analyze the data 
A)  Interpret findings 
B)  Collect data 
C)  Design study 
D)  Focus project. 
E)  Analyze the data

Question 14

Which of the following statements is NOT true of tradition as an alternative source of knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a special case of authority. 
B)  It may begin as simple prejudice. 
C)  It means that you believe something to be true because "it's the way things have always been." 
D)  It can become distorted as it is passed on, to the point where it is no longer true. 
E)  It is the same as common sense. 
A)  It is a special case of authority. 
B)  It may begin as simple prejudice. 
C)  It means that you believe something to be true because "it's the way things have always been." 
D)  It can become distorted as it is passed on, to the point where it is no longer true. 
E)  It is the same as common sense.

Question 15

Which of the following techniques is used by both qualitative and quantitative researchers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Content analysis 
B)  Existing statistics 
C)  Field research 
D)  Focus groups 
E)  Historical comparative research 
A)  Content analysis 
B)  Existing statistics 
C)  Field research 
D)  Focus groups 
E)  Historical comparative research

Question 16

Leslie,a government employee,is put in charge of a project to build a park in her hometown.In order to gain approval to begin construction,Leslie must convince her superiors that the proposed park will bring about positive changes in the community and identify and suggest ways to mitigate adverse consequences stemming from the project.Which sort of study would Leslie find useful?

Accepted Answer

A)  A social impact assessment study 
B)  An evaluation research study 
C)  A time-series study 
D)  A cohort study 
E)  An action-oriented research study 
A)  A social impact assessment study 
B)  An evaluation research study 
C)  A time-series study 
D)  A cohort study 
E)  An action-oriented research study

Question 17

What is the purpose of academic social research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It solves social problems and finds which policies are best. 
B)  It improves social programs so they become more effective. 
C)  It invents new taxonomies and jargon. 
D)  It creates fundamental knowledge about how the social world works. 
E)  It predicts what future society will be like. 
A)  It solves social problems and finds which policies are best. 
B)  It improves social programs so they become more effective. 
C)  It invents new taxonomies and jargon. 
D)  It creates fundamental knowledge about how the social world works. 
E)  It predicts what future society will be like.

Question 18

Define the following terms
-scientific community

Accepted Answer

A collection of people who pra

Question 19

Define the following terms
-evaluation research study

Accepted Answer

A type of applied research in

Question 20

Which of the following are the two major approaches or orientations to social research methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Micro and macro 
B)  Qualitative and quantitative 
C)  Explanatory and exploratory 
D)  Applied and academic 
E)  Cross-sectional and longitudinal 
A)  Micro and macro 
B)  Qualitative and quantitative 
C)  Explanatory and exploratory 
D)  Applied and academic 
E)  Cross-sectional and longitudinal

What is the difference between academic and applied social research?

Define the following terms -existing statistics research

What is Social Impact Assessment (SIA)? How does it work?

The majority of the scientific community's core members are employed in

Briefly describe each of the steps involved in conducting a research project.Discuss how "fixed" the steps are and the implications of this for a person undertaking research.

Existing statistics research

Sara finds religiosity fascinating-all aspects of all religions-and wants to study them.However,in sitting down to design a study,Sara finds herself overwhelmed by the magnitude of her subject.What step should Sara take before attempting to design her study?

Define the following terms -social impact assessment study

Define the following terms -case study

What is the scientific community and who belongs to it?

Define the following terms -applied social research

Below are five of the seven steps of a research project in scrambled order.Of the five listed below,which one is supposed to be third in the sequence?

Which of the following statements is NOT true of tradition as an alternative source of knowledge?

Which of the following techniques is used by both qualitative and quantitative researchers?

What is the purpose of academic social research?

Define the following terms -scientific community

Define the following terms -evaluation research study

Which of the following are the two major approaches or orientations to social research methods?

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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Exam 1: Doing Social Research

What is the difference between academic and applied social research?

Define the following terms -existing statistics research

What is Social Impact Assessment (SIA)? How does it work?

The majority of the scientific community's core members are employed in

Briefly describe each of the steps involved in conducting a research project.Discuss how "fixed" the steps are and the implications of this for a person undertaking research.

Existing statistics research

Sara finds religiosity fascinating-all aspects of all religions-and wants to study them.However,in sitting down to design a study,Sara finds herself overwhelmed by the magnitude of her subject.What step should Sara take before attempting to design her study?

Define the following terms -social impact assessment study

Define the following terms -case study

What is the scientific community and who belongs to it?

Define the following terms -applied social research

Below are five of the seven steps of a research project in scrambled order.Of the five listed below,which one is supposed to be third in the sequence?

Which of the following statements is NOT true of tradition as an alternative source of knowledge?

Which of the following techniques is used by both qualitative and quantitative researchers?

What is the purpose of academic social research?

Define the following terms -scientific community

Define the following terms -evaluation research study

Which of the following are the two major approaches or orientations to social research methods?

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

Filters