Exam 2: C: Sociological Investigation

A positivist approach assumes that reality exists "out there."

Qualitative research has special appeal to investigators who favor which theoretical approach?

Which German word meaning "understanding" was used by Max Weber in describing his approach to sociological research?

A researcher doing participant observation may "break in" to a setting more easily with the help of a:

William Foote Whyte's study of Cornerville (Street Corner Society)used which sociological research method?

List the three conditions required to establish cause and effect in social scientific research.

Natural scientists often have an easier time than social scientists in identifying cause-and-effect relationships.

In making judgments about how society should be improved,the ________ approach in sociology rejects Max Weber's goal that researchers be value-free.

Critical sociology can best be described as a(n)________ approach.

The sociologist who called on his colleagues to be value free was: