Question 1

List two of the elements that Sandra Harding proposed as essential to feminist methodologies.Explain how one of them would influence a study about violence in society.

Accepted Answer

Harding proposed that the foll

Question 2

Some factors are called moderating variables because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  affect the relationship between an independent and a dependent variable. 
B)  interfere with the dependent variable but not the independent variable. 
C)  diminish the validity of the study. 
D)  can act as either independent or dependent variables. 
A)  affect the relationship between an independent and a dependent variable. 
B)  interfere with the dependent variable but not the independent variable. 
C)  diminish the validity of the study. 
D)  can act as either independent or dependent variables.

Question 3

Interpretive sociologists examine meanings attached to behaviors.This most commonly leads them to use which of the following approaches to research?

Accepted Answer

A)  quantitative 
B)  qualitative 
C)  deductive 
D)  scientific 
A)  quantitative 
B)  qualitative 
C)  deductive 
D)  scientific

Question 4

What is an important difference between correlation and causation? Which is harder to establish,and why? Use an example to explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

To say that two things are correlated is

Question 5

Which of the following factors is needed to establish causality?

Accepted Answer

A)  validity 
B)  time order 
C)  spuriousness 
D)  the deductive approach 
A)  validity 
B)  time order 
C)  spuriousness 
D)  the deductive approach

List two of the elements that Sandra Harding proposed as essential to feminist methodologies.Explain how one of them would influence a study about violence in society.

Some factors are called moderating variables because they:

Interpretive sociologists examine meanings attached to behaviors.This most commonly leads them to use which of the following approaches to research?

What is an important difference between correlation and causation? Which is harder to establish,and why? Use an example to explain your answer.

Which of the following factors is needed to establish causality?

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

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Socialization and the Construction of Reality

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List two of the elements that Sandra Harding proposed as essential to feminist methodologies.Explain how one of them would influence a study about violence in society.

Some factors are called moderating variables because they:

Interpretive sociologists examine meanings attached to behaviors.This most commonly leads them to use which of the following approaches to research?

What is an important difference between correlation and causation? Which is harder to establish,and why? Use an example to explain your answer.

Which of the following factors is needed to establish causality?

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science,the Environment,and Society

Collective Action,Social Movements,and Social Change

Filters