Chapter 2: Methods

The two broad approaches social scientists use to gather data about the social world are:

A sociologist's subject matter presents some difficult research problems of a kind that natural scientists rarely have to deal. Which of the following does not describe such a social problem?

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

What type of research people's behavior in rich detail and focuses on the meanings people give to their actions?

If Kate begins her research with a theory, then forms hypotheses and makes some observations, what method is she using?

Which approach to sociological research starts with empirical observation and then works to form a theory?

a correlation is:

when one factor is said to influence another factor, we refer to this as:

all of the following are factors are needed to establish causality except:

the three factors needed to establish causality are:

which of the following is more difficult to do in social science research?

andy hypothesized that the stress created during economic downturns would increase the probability of spousal abuse. stress would be considered the _______ variable, and spousal abuse would be considered the _____ variable.

what is a moderating variable?

a variable that it is thought to be influenced by another variable is known as:

a variable that is thought to cause a change in another variable is called the:

which of the following is an example of a negative relationship between individual behavior and health?

a testable statement about the relationship between two or more variables is called a(n)

to define a term (or variable) in such a way that it can be examined and measured is the process known as:

when a researcher is successful at measuring what he or she intends to measure is called

the likelihood that a researcher will obtain the same result using the same measures the next time he/she tests a hypothesis is:

the extent to which a researcher can claim that his or her finding explain a larger population than was studied is known as:

ethnographer mitchell duneier spent 5 years hanging out with booksellers on the streets of manhattan. his role as both researcher and participant provides a great example of the importance of

what is the meaning of the term white coat effects in social research

a double-blind study means that

what does reflexivity mean with regard to social research?

perhaps the most important outcome of feminist methodology is that:

sandra is doing research on cheating among students at duke university. the student body at duke will serve as her:

charles is a sociologist studying a population of gay fathers in the united states. he interviews 200 men in his data collection. these 200 men constitute what researchers call as

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

mitchell duneier's study of homeless men on New york city's sixth avenue involved hanging out with his research subjects to collect data. this type of methodology is known as:

an ordered series of questions intended to elicit information from research respondents is known as:

there are advantages and disadvantages to different interview techniques. what might be an advantage that structured interviews have over unstructured (open-ended) interviews?

which of the following methods involves collecting data from written reports or other artifacts in order to discover patterns in behavior/atittudes dating to an earlier time period?

comparative research usually involves studying

leann is a graduate student in sociology who is studying media depiction of gun violence in popular fils such as rambo and scarface. her choice of methods is known as

research subjects have a right to know that they are participating ion a study and what the study consists of. this is known as

social research aimed at influencing public policy and society as a whole is referred to as: