Exam 2: How Sociologists Do Research

Suppose a researcher is interested in the effect of television viewing on behaviour,and randomly selects both male and female research subjects to determine the consequences of television viewing.In this example,what type of variable is gender?

Explain the stages of research involved in investigating a social problem that interests you.

Telephone interviews have become increasingly unpopular over the past two or three decades because they elicit low response rates and are relatively expensive.Construct your own telephone survey on an issue of interest to you,drawing on relevant course materials.

The subject's right to confidentiality is one right that is not an ethical consideration when doing research.

Which outcome results from the process of randomization?

Sociological research attempts to overcome non-scientific thinking by following a rigorous six-step model.What is the first step of this process?

What are the basic units of the abstract level of experience?

In discussing the relationship between variables,when appearance is not reality,which of the following conditions is said to exist?

According to the textbook,what is the aim of sociological research?

What are the main features and limitations of the experimental method?

The right to privacy is an ethical consideration when doing research on human subjects.

Well-known sociologist Charles Tilly has studied the patterns and organization of large-scale social movements and social change.What sources were his data derived from?

When conducting research with human beings,what must sociologists be mindful of?

According to the textbook's discussion of variables,which of the following is a feature of the term "alienation"?

Which of the following represents an ethical consideration when doing research?

What political movement has forced sociologists to reconsider issues such as the division of labour in the household,violence against women,and the effects of child-rearing responsibilities?

When is participant observation most useful and what are some of the limitations of participant observation?

Survey research tends to be reliable but not valid.

What reasons would lead many researchers today to argue that sociological research suffers from a gender-biased perspective?

Outline three types of unscientific thinking,providing examples of each.