Exam 2: Methods

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

In complete sentences,list and describe the three elements proposed by Sandra Harding (1987)as essential to feminist methodologies.

____________ is probably the best method available to the social scientist interested in collecting original data and for describing a population too large to observe directly.

What does reflexivity mean with regard to social research?

Research subjects have a right to know that they are participating in a study and what the study consists of.This is known as:

A qualitative researcher who assumes everything he observes would have happened exactly the same way if he wasn't there observing lacks:

In establishing causation,it helps to know which variable precedes the other in time.If not,it is easy to make a mistake involving:

Describe the survey method of research,including at least two of the strengths and one concern or potential problem of surveys.

All of the following are strengths of the case study method EXCEPT that it is:

A(n)____________ is an in-depth look at a specific phenomenon or situation in a particular social setting and is common in qualitative research.

The subset of a population from which a researcher collects data is known as a:

Which of the following might be an advantage of participant observation research?

The research method that uses information that can be converted to numerical form is:

Define the terms validity and reliability.

A type of longitudinal study in which the same sample of respondents is tracked over a long period of time is known as:

Cole was involved in a research study to find out if a particular medicine was safe and could help prevent meningococcal disease in healthy teenagers.Some of the study participants received a shot with no medicine in it (a placebo),while other participants received a shot containing the medicine.Neither the doctor nor Cole would know what shots were being administered or whether Cole was in the experimental or control group.This type of study is known as a(n):

Professor Clayton hypothesizes that travel to other countries increases students' abilities to do well in advanced sociology classes.Which variable is the independent variable?

Sometimes a researcher may find it necessary to go against the ethical norms of informed consent and voluntary participation.Which of the following would NOT be considered one of these times?

A variable that is thought to be influenced by another variable is known as the:

Paula begins to notice that there are patterns to where people sit on the bus,and these patterns differ depending on whether the rider is male or female.Based on these observations,she generates larger ideas (theories)about the behaviors of men and women.This is an example of which kind of research approach?