Exam 5: How Sociologists Do Research

A researcher is asking questions of a serious nature, and a respondent gives only "socially acceptable" answers. This is an example of ________.

On the micro level, sociologists study matters such as race relations and multinational corporations; on the macro level, they study human interactions, such as the behavior seen on street corners and in doctor-patient relationships.

What is the relationship between theory and research?

Jasmine is an African American graduate student. She is conducting research on the effects that affirmative action programs have had on American corporations. She found that 95 percent of the subjects she personally interviewed with open-ended questions, covering a diverse sample of 500 corporate executives, stated that they approved of affirmative action. Her response rate approving affirmative action programs was dramatically higher than the national average. In view of this, Jasmine's research was most likely affected by ________.

While conducting research on domestic abuse, Tanya asked workers at a battered women's shelter, "What do you think causes some men to abuse their wives?" She then permitted the workers to elaborate on their answers. What is the term used to describe such a question, one that leads to this type of answering option?

As dictated by the American Sociological Association, what are the three qualities that a researcher must consider for his or her study to be ethical?

Walker is conducting research on scholarship recipients at Faber College. In his sample of 250 students, he is ensuring he has a proportionate number of students based on class standing, race, sex, and major course of study. Walker's sample is an example of a ________.

What is the role of ethics in sociological research?

Discuss the difference between "validity" and "reliability."

Diana Scully and Joseph Marolla conducted structured interviews of convicted rapists who were in prison. They divided the interviews equally between themselves, utilizing the same questions and methods. The primary objective for dividing the group of interviews equally was to ________.

Asking interview questions that direct the respondents' answers is asking __________.

There is a high correlation between the number of Americans who pay income tax in the month of April and the number of swimsuits sold. Which of the following statements is the best description of this relationship?

Which two research methods did Laud Humphreys utilize in his classic "tearoom" study?

In the research model, the step in which the researcher specifies what he or she wants to learn about a specific topic of study is called ________.

How do research and theory work together?

What topics qualify as appropriate for sociological research?

How is participant observation research different from unobtrusive measures?

The first step in the research model is to formulate a hypothesis.

In research, what is meant by replication?

Studying the level of whiskey consumption in a "dry" town by counting the number of empty whiskey bottles in trashcans is an example of research that uses unobtrusive measures.