Exam 2: Sociological Research Methods

Discuss the differences between cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.

Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative research and give examples of each.

Distinguish between a representative sample and a random sample and explain why sampling is an integral part of quantitative research.

A researcher wanting to investigate the moral beliefs,traditions,religious views,and customs in regards to physician-assisted suicide would use the______________approach.

In______________,researchers use existing material and analyze data that were originally collected by others.

The Code of Ethics of______________sets forth certain basic standards that sociologists must follow in conducting research.

Describe the major methods of field research and indicate when researchers are most likely to utilize each of them.

Take a position regarding the ethical implications of sociologist William Zellner's research on "autocides."

In a(n)______________study of suicide,sociologists might ask: Why do African American men over age sixty-five have a significantly lower suicide rate than white males in the same age bracket?

A(n)______________is a carefully designed research method in which the researcher studies the impact of certain variables on subjects' attitudes or behavior.