Exam 2: Asking And Answering Sociological Questions

Tom develops a questionnaire for his study on facebook usage that allows subjects to indicate whether they strongly agree,agree,disagree,or strongly disagree with various statements.These types of questions are known as:

The three main methods used in sociological research are ethnography,survey,and experiment.

Discuss the difference between the median and the mean.Which measure might you use if you were reporting on wealth of American families? Explain.

Sociologists engage in historical analysis because:

Drawing on other researchers' ideas helps the sociologist clarify relevant issues and appropriate research methods.

Sasha,a student in a sociology class,received his graded research paper.He was deducted points for not citing a famous study done five years ago that was nearly identical to the research he conducted.What step in the research process should he have done more carefully?

A good hypothesis will be formulated in such a way that the:

Theda Skocpol's States and Social Revolutions:

What is NOT an aspect of reporting the findings of sociological research?

In Waves of War,Andreas Wimmer takes a novel approach to the historical study of wars and revolutions in that:

Using participant observation in the sociological research process requires:

Can social scientists ever PROVE the cause(s)of human behavior? Why (not)? Discuss the nature of causation in social science,including special considerations in studying human subjects.

Recently,social scientists using participant observation have written about how their race,class,gender,and sexual orientation:

The mode and the mean are both measures of central tendency.

What are the characteristics of good puzzle-solving questions?

In Jeff's sample,the number of siblings each person has is as follows: 1,2,3,4,and 10.What is the median number of siblings in his sample?

Kelly develops a questionnaire to test on a few subjects to find potential problems with it before conducting the full study.What is this trial run called?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of scientific research?

Kevin is interested in doing a study on student attitudes toward the general education requirements on his campus.He surveys 50 students.This small group of students he surveyed is known as the:

Experiments must be conducted in a laboratory setting to yield meaningful results.