Question 1

A feminist researcher, in particular, is expected to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  professional 
B)  interactive 
C)  reflexive 
D)  a woman 
A)  professional 
B)  interactive 
C)  reflexive 
D)  a woman C

Question 2

Texts, according to Dorothy Smith:

Accepted Answer

A)  are organizational features of institutions 
B)  can reveal the institutional practices that organize people's experiences 
C)  mediate people's experiences and interactions 
D)  all of the above 
A)  are organizational features of institutions 
B)  can reveal the institutional practices that organize people's experiences 
C)  mediate people's experiences and interactions 
D)  all of the above D

Question 3

Feminist researchers claim that an understanding of human societies is impossible without the recognition of:

Accepted Answer

A)  matriarchy 
B)  patriarchy 
C)  the means of production 
D)  inadvertent reinforcement 
A)  matriarchy 
B)  patriarchy 
C)  the means of production 
D)  inadvertent reinforcement B

Question 4

The goal of feminist research is best defined by:

Accepted Answer

A)  seeing of phenomena from the perspective of women 
B)  recognizing the existence of conditions that oppress women 
C)  the desire to change conditions through research leading to political action 
D)  all of the above 
A)  seeing of phenomena from the perspective of women 
B)  recognizing the existence of conditions that oppress women 
C)  the desire to change conditions through research leading to political action 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

Participatory action research includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  defined goals, liberation, and group consensus 
B)  group consensus, change, and the ethics of liberation 
C)  research, adult education, and socio-political action 
D)  participation, reactive, and group consensus 
A)  defined goals, liberation, and group consensus 
B)  group consensus, change, and the ethics of liberation 
C)  research, adult education, and socio-political action 
D)  participation, reactive, and group consensus

Question 6

"Research from the margins" means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  critical research is focused on empowering marginalized citizens. 
B)  there is an increased number of female researchers over male researchers. 
C)  research participants are respected as "equally knowing subjects". 
D)  participant observation and/or ethnographic research has been implemented. 
A)  critical research is focused on empowering marginalized citizens. 
B)  there is an increased number of female researchers over male researchers. 
C)  research participants are respected as "equally knowing subjects". 
D)  participant observation and/or ethnographic research has been implemented.

Question 7

The aim of all action research is:

Accepted Answer

A)  to produce practical knowledge that has the potential to improve a specific social condition 
B)  to generalize solutions to problems that apply across a range of settings 
C)  to massage data so that particular outcomes are achieved 
D)  to be active in the field so that the knowledge gained is more specific 
A)  to produce practical knowledge that has the potential to improve a specific social condition 
B)  to generalize solutions to problems that apply across a range of settings 
C)  to massage data so that particular outcomes are achieved 
D)  to be active in the field so that the knowledge gained is more specific

Question 8

Feminist research has advantages in all areas except:

Accepted Answer

A)  generalizability 
B)  probing 
C)  causal inference 
D)  validity 
A)  generalizability 
B)  probing 
C)  causal inference 
D)  validity

Question 9

The strength of critical research lies in the area of:

Accepted Answer

A)  generalizability 
B)  validity 
C)  bringing about social change and empowering marginalized people 
D)  unambiguous causal inference 
A)  generalizability 
B)  validity 
C)  bringing about social change and empowering marginalized people 
D)  unambiguous causal inference

Question 10

Institutional ethnography is an approach used when the research goal is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  study the social structure of powerful organizations 
B)  study social reality as it is constructed in the minds of those who experience it. 
C)  read texts for their organizational structure 
D)  study, in detail, the experiences of institutionalized persons 
A)  study the social structure of powerful organizations 
B)  study social reality as it is constructed in the minds of those who experience it. 
C)  read texts for their organizational structure 
D)  study, in detail, the experiences of institutionalized persons

Question 11

The feminist research perspective attempts to:

Accepted Answer

A)  replace patriarchy with matriarchy 
B)  reject the fundamentals of the critical approach 
C)  validate women's experiences and perceptions 
D)  reject the reflexivity of male research 
A)  replace patriarchy with matriarchy 
B)  reject the fundamentals of the critical approach 
C)  validate women's experiences and perceptions 
D)  reject the reflexivity of male research

Question 12

An oral history interview is:

Accepted Answer

A)  when the researcher shares transcripts with the participants and invites them to contribute to the analysis and interpretation 
B)  when the participants tell stories about themselves and the researcher later analyzes them for their meaning 
C)  an investigation of participants' life histories that is guided to attain specific knowledge for the researcher 
D)  a participant-guided investigation of a lived-experience in which few prepared questions are asked. 
A)  when the researcher shares transcripts with the participants and invites them to contribute to the analysis and interpretation 
B)  when the participants tell stories about themselves and the researcher later analyzes them for their meaning 
C)  an investigation of participants' life histories that is guided to attain specific knowledge for the researcher 
D)  a participant-guided investigation of a lived-experience in which few prepared questions are asked.

Question 13

Which is not a quality of feminist perspectives:

Accepted Answer

A)  a recognition of the existence of conditions which oppress women 
B)  a desire for a matriarchal society 
C)  a valuing of women and their experiences, ideas, and needs 
D)  a desire to change conditions through criticisms and political action 
A)  a recognition of the existence of conditions which oppress women 
B)  a desire for a matriarchal society 
C)  a valuing of women and their experiences, ideas, and needs 
D)  a desire to change conditions through criticisms and political action

Question 14

Among the challenges in action research is:

Accepted Answer

A)  protecting the interests of the larger society 
B)  negotiating a reasonable compromise between competing interest groups 
C)  minimizing power imbalances among participants 
D)  that everything happens so fast 
A)  protecting the interests of the larger society 
B)  negotiating a reasonable compromise between competing interest groups 
C)  minimizing power imbalances among participants 
D)  that everything happens so fast

Question 15

Which method is considered the best by critical researchers?

Accepted Answer

A)  in-depth interviews 
B)  participant observation 
C)  qualitative methods 
D)  multi-method approach 
A)  in-depth interviews 
B)  participant observation 
C)  qualitative methods 
D)  multi-method approach

A feminist researcher, in particular, is expected to be:

Texts, according to Dorothy Smith:

Feminist researchers claim that an understanding of human societies is impossible without the recognition of:

The goal of feminist research is best defined by:

Participatory action research includes:

"Research from the margins" means that:

The aim of all action research is:

Feminist research has advantages in all areas except:

The strength of critical research lies in the area of:

Institutional ethnography is an approach used when the research goal is to:

The feminist research perspective attempts to:

An oral history interview is:

Which is not a quality of feminist perspectives:

Among the challenges in action research is:

Which method is considered the best by critical researchers?

Approaches to Methods

Explaining

Experiments, Quasi-Experiments, and Field Observations

Survey Designs

Nonreactive and Comparative Research

Qualitative Research Methods

A Statistics Primer

Three Tests of Significance

Bias

Ethical Issues

Getting the Project Started

Measurement

Questionnaire Development

Sampling and Sample Size

Starting the Data Analysis

Basic Multivarate Techniques

The Research Report

Using Spss for Windows

Filters

Exam 7: Critical Approaches to Research: Action and Feminist Research

A feminist researcher, in particular, is expected to be:

Texts, according to Dorothy Smith:

Feminist researchers claim that an understanding of human societies is impossible without the recognition of:

The goal of feminist research is best defined by:

Participatory action research includes:

"Research from the margins" means that:

The aim of all action research is:

Feminist research has advantages in all areas except:

The strength of critical research lies in the area of:

Institutional ethnography is an approach used when the research goal is to:

The feminist research perspective attempts to:

An oral history interview is:

Which is not a quality of feminist perspectives:

Among the challenges in action research is:

Which method is considered the best by critical researchers?

Approaches to Methods

Explaining

Experiments, Quasi-Experiments, and Field Observations

Survey Designs

Nonreactive and Comparative Research

Qualitative Research Methods

A Statistics Primer

Three Tests of Significance

Bias

Ethical Issues

Getting the Project Started

Measurement

Questionnaire Development

Sampling and Sample Size

Starting the Data Analysis

Basic Multivarate Techniques

The Research Report

Using Spss for Windows

Filters