Question 1

Define the following:inductive approach

Accepted Answer

An approach to inquiry or social theory in which one begins with concrete empirical details,then works toward abstract ideas or general principles.

Question 2

Verstehen is a term associated with which major paradigm of social science?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivist
B)  Interpretative
C)  Conflict
D)  Structural functionalist
E)  Feminist B

Question 3

Which of the following is the ultimate test of knowledge,according to positivists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Verstehen
B)  Deduction
C)  Prediction
D)  Replication
E)  Interpretation D

Question 4

Define the following:epistemology

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Question 5

A theory that seeks to explain why white employees of a law firm are promoted more frequently and at a faster rate than non-white employees is operating at which level?

Accepted Answer

A)  Micro
B)  Meso
C)  Macro
D)  Organizational
E)  Nomothetic

Question 6

The interpretative social science approach is described as idiographic in its theory and method.What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  It strives for empathetic understanding of another person or group&rsquo;s worldview.
B)  It begins with abstract ideas,laws,or propositions,which are used to deduce logically or infer specific hypotheses that researchers test against the facts of observable empirical reality.
C)  It focuses on generating detailed descriptions of specific events in particular periods and settings.
D)  It holds to the principle that researchers must be able to repeat scientific findings in multiple studies to have a high level of confidence that the findings are true.
E)  Its primary concern is to generate theory.

Question 7

Which of the following major theoretical frameworks is most likely to give explanatory priority to agency over structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural functionalism
B)  Conflict theory
C)  Critical feminism
D)  Critical race theory
E)  Symbolic interactionism

Question 8

Questions about whether there is an objective social reality that exists "out there" or if social reality is constructed by individuals and is unique for everyone belong to which of the following domains?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethics
B)  Empirical generalizations
C)  Ontology
D)  Mesosocial theory
E)  Epistemology

Question 9

Which term do social scientists use to designate a collection of many individuals,cases,or other units?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structure
B)  Paradigm
C)  Abstraction
D)  Aggregate
E)  Empirical generalization

Question 10

Define the following:empirical generalization

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Question 11

Define the following:causal explanation

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Question 12

Which of the following is the branch of philosophy which informs social theory's discussions about the relationship of the researcher to the social world and the techniques by which researchers study the social world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Metaphysics
B)  Ethics
C)  Epistemology
D)  Interpretivism
E)  Ontology

Question 13

Which concept has the highest level of abstraction,i.e.,is the most abstract?

Accepted Answer

A)  A murder
B)  The size of a city&rsquo;s population
C)  Years of education attained
D)  Racial injustice
E)  An African-American child

Question 14

Define the following:aggregate

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Question 15

Graduate student Morton Millwork created a microsocial theory about working in a factory.Which of the following would he be most likely to study?

Accepted Answer

A)  How an increased division of labour with industrialization gave rise to factories as the places where many people work.
B)  How urbanization increased the growth of the factory as a form of social organization over the past 100 years.
C)  How greater conflict between the managerial and non-managerial levels in a corporation increased the pace of factory work.
D)  How the development of robots and new computer-related production technology has produced a corresponding increase in the surveillance of employee behaviour in factories.
E)  How face-to-face interactions among workers in small work teams in a factory informally enforce certain company rules.

Question 16

Which of the two major paradigms of social science holds that human life is based less on objective reality than on the ideas,beliefs,and perceptions people hold about reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivism
B)  Interpretative social science
C)  Critical social science
D)  All of the above
E)  None of the above

Question 17

Define the following:verstehen

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Question 18

How do positivist and interpretative approaches differ?

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Question 19

To make a causal statement,a researcher needs all of the following,EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal order.
B)  association.
C)  elimination of alternative explanation.
D)  mathematical proof.
E)  All the above are necessary.

Question 20

What is the difference between inductive and deductive approaches to research?

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Exam 2: Theory and Social Research