Exam 2: Studying Social Life: Sociology Research Methods

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A graduate student is almost done with his dissertation when he is informed that twenty years ago someone did a similar project and already demonstrated what he had hoped to be the first to discover. What basic step of the scientific method should have saved him from this problem?

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Ethnography's main goal is

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It is always important to ask clear and unambiguous questions regardless of the method you use. Why is it especially important to avoid confusion when conducting surveys?

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If changing one variable seems to lead to a change in another variable, this shows but does not necessarily prove .

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A sociologist wants to study popular attitudes and perceptions about astrology among college students in California. She believes that people who have astrological signs associated with fire will have a greater knowledge of astrology, because fire signs tend to have more interesting and attractive symbolism. What are the variables in this study?

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A graduate student is almost done with his dissertation when he is informed that twenty years ago someone did a similar project and already demonstrated what he had hoped to be the first to discover. What basic step of the scientific method should have saved him from this problem?

Ethnography's main goal is

It is always important to ask clear and unambiguous questions regardless of the method you use. Why is it especially important to avoid confusion when conducting surveys?

If changing one variable seems to lead to a change in another variable, this shows but does not necessarily prove .

Sociology and the Real World

Culture

Socialization, Interaction, and the Self

Separate and Together: Life in Groups

Deviance

Social Class: the Structure of Inequality

Race and Ethnicity As Lived Experience

Constructing Gender and Sexuality

Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion

The Economy and Work

Life at Home: Families and Relationships

Leisure and Media

Health and Illness

Populations, Cities, and the Environment

Social Change

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Exam 2: Studying Social Life: Sociology Research Methods

A graduate student is almost done with his dissertation when he is informed that twenty years ago someone did a similar project and already demonstrated what he had hoped to be the first to discover. What basic step of the scientific method should have saved him from this problem?

Ethnography's main goal is

It is always important to ask clear and unambiguous questions regardless of the method you use. Why is it especially important to avoid confusion when conducting surveys?

If changing one variable seems to lead to a change in another variable, this shows ________ but does not necessarily prove ________.

Sociology and the Real World

Culture

Socialization, Interaction, and the Self

Separate and Together: Life in Groups

Deviance

Social Class: the Structure of Inequality

Race and Ethnicity As Lived Experience

Constructing Gender and Sexuality

Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion

The Economy and Work

Life at Home: Families and Relationships

Leisure and Media

Health and Illness

Populations, Cities, and the Environment

Social Change

Filters

If changing one variable seems to lead to a change in another variable, this shows but does not necessarily prove .