Exam 2: Studying the Family

Antonio, a professor at a university, is conducting a laboratory experiment on the effects of smoking and alcohol on students.Assess some of the challenges that Antonio may face in dealing with student volunteers or paid respondents for the research.

Jim, a researcher, is gathering information about family income and monetary costs of living in New York.He e-mails questionnaires to a random sample of 1,000 respondents to collect the data.As it's a large sample, Jim expects to gather unbiased estimates from the sample.However, to his surprise, he receives a response from only 50 people.Which of the following, if true, is most likely to be the reason for the low response?

Which of the following is a difference between experiments and field research?

Margaret believes that the structural-functional theory holds a narrow and diminished scope.She states that it does not take into account the different ethnic backgrounds of families while studying them.Which of the following, if true, is likely to support her claim?

Which of the following is a similarity between evaluation research and clinical research?

Which of the following did the conflict theory advocate?

Which of the following is true of latent functions?

According to the social exchange perspective, when does a marriage end in a separation or divorce?

A criticism of the conflict theory is that it overemphasizes conflict and coercion at the expense of ________.

According to the American Sociological Association, researchers must get a participant's ________ consent.

Examination of data that have been collected by someone else is known as ________.

The ________ comprises the most immediate settings such as the family.

While conducting a study on the Amazonian tribes, Susan selects a group of ten people from each tribe and studies their daily routines and habits.These small groups are referred to as the ________.

Which of the following methods do researchers use to systematically collect data from respondents through questionnaires or interviews?

Anthony, a sociologist, believes that feminist theories that focus on diversity are generally flawed.Which of the following statements is an accurate statement that strengthens his view?

George, a sociologist and a critic of the feminist theory, is of the opinion that feminist theorists do not use a balanced approach and that such theories are usually biased toward women's issues.Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens George's view?

An advantage of using field research is that ________.

The ________ involves providing the emotional support and nurturing that sustains the family unit.

Which of the following is an example of secondary data?

Chang is conducting research on homeless children in Indonesia.Though he has collected extensive data during the course of the research, the research is affected by his personal biases.Assess why it is difficult for Chang to remain objective while gathering data.