Question 1

_____ assumes that reality is created collectively and that community context and interaction frame our realities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivism
B)  Critical paradigm
C)  Social constructionism
D)  Postmodernism
E)  Negativism C

Question 2

Which of the following best suits research that involves analyzing workplace norms?

Accepted Answer

A)  The micro approach
B)  The meso approach
C)  The macro approach
D)  The unitary approach
E)  The nano approach B

Question 3

Researchers taking a deductive approach start with a social theory that they find compelling and then test its implications with data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The level of enquiry is ____,when the researcher is analyzing interactions between a student and a teacher.

Accepted Answer

A)  meso
B)  micro
C)  intermediate
D)  middle
E)  macro

Question 5

_____ emphasizes that the truth as varying,socially constructed,and ever-changing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Private constructionism
B)  Postmodernism
C)  Social constructionism
D)  Critical paradigm
E)  Positivism

Question 6

When sociologists investigate group,their inquiry is at the _____ level.

Accepted Answer

A)  macro
B)  micro
C)  unitary
D)  meso
E)  nano

Question 7

How are theories,paradigms,and level of analysis relevant to sociological inquiry?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which of the following is true of the difference between inductive and deductive approaches in research?

Accepted Answer

A)  The inductive approach requires hypotheses,whereas the deductive approach seldom requires hypotheses.
B)  The inductive approach analyzes secondary data,while the deductive approach analyzes primary data.
C)  The inductive approach deals with new observations,whereas the deductive approach deals with existing theories.
D)  The inductive approach concentrates on data analysis,while the deductive approach concentrates on pattern visualization.
E)  The inductive approach assumes that truth in any form may or may not be knowable,while the deductive assumes that reality is created collectively and that social context and interaction frame our realities.

Question 9

Explain the deductive approach followed in research.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

In an inductive approach to research,a researcher will begin by collecting data that has something to do with her or his topic of interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

At the core,theories can be used to provide explanations of any number or variety of phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following best suits research that examines the interrelationships between nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  The macro research
B)  The micro research
C)  The meso research
D)  The unitary approach
E)  The nano approach

Question 13

Positivism emphasizes on the truth as varying,socially constructed,and ever-changing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

_____ focus on how meaning is created and negotiated though meaningful symbolic reciprocations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Postmodernists
B)  Structural functionalists
C)  Conflict theorists
D)  Positivists
E)  Symbolic interactionists

Question 15

_____ assumes that society can and should be studied empirically and scientifically.

Accepted Answer

A)  Critical paradigm
B)  Positivism
C)  Theology
D)  Social constructionism
E)  Postmodernism

Question 16

_____ suggest that a person's relationships,such as their marriages or friendships,are the key to understanding why and how workplace sexual harassment occurs,and how people will respond to it when it does occur.

Accepted Answer

A)  Routine activists
B)  Structural functionalists
C)  Conflict theorists
D)  Relational theorists
E)  Symbolic interactionists

Question 17

_____ are a way of framing what we know,what we can know,and how we can know it.

Accepted Answer

A)  Patterns
B)  Paradigms
C)  Hypothesis
D)  Assumptions
E)  Ordinal levels

Question 18

Explain the inductive approach followed in research.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

At the micro level,sociologists examine the smallest levels of interaction and even examine just "the self."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following posits that sociologists should set their personal opinions and beliefs aside in favor of pursuing objective truth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goal centered psychology
B)  Overgeneralization
C)  Value free sociology
D)  Belief centered sociology
E)  Assumption centered sociology

Exam 2: Linking Methods With Theory

_____ assumes that reality is created collectively and that community context and interaction frame our realities.

Which of the following best suits research that involves analyzing workplace norms?

Researchers taking a deductive approach start with a social theory that they find compelling and then test its implications with data.

The level of enquiry is ____,when the researcher is analyzing interactions between a student and a teacher.

_____ emphasizes that the truth as varying,socially constructed,and ever-changing.

When sociologists investigate group,their inquiry is at the _____ level.

How are theories,paradigms,and level of analysis relevant to sociological inquiry?

Which of the following is true of the difference between inductive and deductive approaches in research?

Explain the deductive approach followed in research.

In an inductive approach to research,a researcher will begin by collecting data that has something to do with her or his topic of interest.

At the core,theories can be used to provide explanations of any number or variety of phenomena.

Which of the following best suits research that examines the interrelationships between nations?

Positivism emphasizes on the truth as varying,socially constructed,and ever-changing.

_____ focus on how meaning is created and negotiated though meaningful symbolic reciprocations.

_____ assumes that society can and should be studied empirically and scientifically.

_____ suggest that a person's relationships,such as their marriages or friendships,are the key to understanding why and how workplace sexual harassment occurs,and how people will respond to it when it does occur.

_____ are a way of framing what we know,what we can know,and how we can know it.

Explain the inductive approach followed in research.

At the micro level,sociologists examine the smallest levels of interaction and even examine just "the self."

Which of the following posits that sociologists should set their personal opinions and beliefs aside in favor of pursuing objective truth?