Question 1

Grounded theory falls under the category of what overarching theory?

Accepted Answer

A) conflict paradigms 
B) inductive theory 
C) deductive theory 
D) structural functionalism 
E) early positivism 
A) conflict paradigms 
B) inductive theory 
C) deductive theory 
D) structural functionalism 
E) early positivism

Question 2

The __________ paradigm focuses on the attempt of individuals and groups to dominate others and to avoid being dominated.

Accepted Answer

A) positivistic 
B) social Darwinist 
C) conflict 
D) feminist 
E) critical race 
A) positivistic 
B) social Darwinist 
C) conflict 
D) feminist 
E) critical race

Question 3

Laws are used to explain events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Grounded theory is the same as deductive theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which one of the following is the best example of a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Students do not like to study. 
B) Conflict underlies every type of social relation. 
C) Older people vote more conservatively than do younger people. 
D) Love is measured by how often people call each other. 
E) Juvenile delinquency is a social problem. 
A) Students do not like to study. 
B) Conflict underlies every type of social relation. 
C) Older people vote more conservatively than do younger people. 
D) Love is measured by how often people call each other. 
E) Juvenile delinquency is a social problem.

Question 6

A specified testable expectation about reality is also known as a:

Accepted Answer

A) hypothesis. 
B) axiom. 
C) variable. 
D) concept. 
E) theory. 
A) hypothesis. 
B) axiom. 
C) variable. 
D) concept. 
E) theory.

Question 7

Symbolic interactionists tend to focus on macrotheoretical issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A null hypothesis is the evidence of an independent variable's effect on a dependent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The variable age at last birthday is empirical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Feminist paradigms focus only on women,not men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who first coined the term "sociology"?

Accepted Answer

A) Durkheim 
B) Marx 
C) Comte 
D) Mead 
E) Weber 
A) Durkheim 
B) Marx 
C) Comte 
D) Mead 
E) Weber

Question 12

Axioms are

Accepted Answer

A) hypotheses. 
B) results of research. 
C) assumed to be true. 
D) concepts. 
E) fundamental assertions on which theory is grounded that are assumed to be true. 
A) hypotheses. 
B) results of research. 
C) assumed to be true. 
D) concepts. 
E) fundamental assertions on which theory is grounded that are assumed to be true.

Question 13

Constructed knowledge is a major concept in positivism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

_______________ is a paradigm that makes no assumption about the existence or absence of an objective reality.

Accepted Answer

A) Positivism 
B) Postmodernism 
C) Modernism 
D) Premodernism 
E) Deconstructionism 
A) Positivism 
B) Postmodernism 
C) Modernism 
D) Premodernism 
E) Deconstructionism

Question 15

Studying society as a system of interconnected components,such as examining the relationship between police,the courts,and the correctional system in criminal justice,is taking which kind of approach?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnomethodology 
B) critical race theory 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) structural functionalism 
E) early positivism 
A) ethnomethodology 
B) critical race theory 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) structural functionalism 
E) early positivism

Question 16

Roberto wants to study how newly engaged couples communicate with each other.He is particularly interested in how each person defines such symbols as the engagement ring,and how each communicates the relationship to others.Which paradigm would be best?

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic interactionism 
B) structural functionalism 
C) conflict 
D) feminist 
E) early positivism 
A) symbolic interactionism 
B) structural functionalism 
C) conflict 
D) feminist 
E) early positivism

Question 17

Construct a hypothesis for a research project you are interested in conducting.Specify how you will operationalize the concepts in your research.

Accepted Answer

Hypothesis: 
I hypothesize that there is

Question 18

Freda developed a theory and a hypothesis about adjustment to retirement as related to gender.She constructed measures for adjustment to retirement.The next step for Freda according to the traditional model of science is:

Accepted Answer

A) to consider the ethics of the study. 
B) redevelop the theory. 
C) analyze the data. 
D) observation (gathering data). 
E) conduct a literature review. 
A) to consider the ethics of the study. 
B) redevelop the theory. 
C) analyze the data. 
D) observation (gathering data). 
E) conduct a literature review.

Question 19

Ethnomethodology argues that there is no objective reality in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements exemplifies a null hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no relationship between gender and jury verdicts. 
B) Men are more likely than women to vote to acquit on juries. 
C) Women are more likely than men to vote to acquit on juries. 
D) Men are more likely to create hang juries (juries that cannot arrive at a verdict) than are women. 
E) All of these choices illustrate the null hypothesis. 
A) There is no relationship between gender and jury verdicts. 
B) Men are more likely than women to vote to acquit on juries. 
C) Women are more likely than men to vote to acquit on juries. 
D) Men are more likely to create hang juries (juries that cannot arrive at a verdict) than are women. 
E) All of these choices illustrate the null hypothesis.

Grounded theory falls under the category of what overarching theory?

The __________ paradigm focuses on the attempt of individuals and groups to dominate others and to avoid being dominated.

Laws are used to explain events.

Grounded theory is the same as deductive theory.

Which one of the following is the best example of a hypothesis?

A specified testable expectation about reality is also known as a:

Symbolic interactionists tend to focus on macrotheoretical issues.

A null hypothesis is the evidence of an independent variable's effect on a dependent variable.

The variable age at last birthday is empirical.

Feminist paradigms focus only on women,not men.

Who first coined the term "sociology"?

Axioms are

Constructed knowledge is a major concept in positivism.

_______________ is a paradigm that makes no assumption about the existence or absence of an objective reality.

Studying society as a system of interconnected components,such as examining the relationship between police,the courts,and the correctional system in criminal justice,is taking which kind of approach?

Roberto wants to study how newly engaged couples communicate with each other.He is particularly interested in how each person defines such symbols as the engagement ring,and how each communicates the relationship to others.Which paradigm would be best?

Construct a hypothesis for a research project you are interested in conducting.Specify how you will operationalize the concepts in your research.

Freda developed a theory and a hypothesis about adjustment to retirement as related to gender.She constructed measures for adjustment to retirement.The next step for Freda according to the traditional model of science is:

Ethnomethodology argues that there is no objective reality in life.

Which of the following statements exemplifies a null hypothesis?

Human Inquiry and Science

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 2: Paradigms,theory,and Social Research

Grounded theory falls under the category of what overarching theory?

The __________ paradigm focuses on the attempt of individuals and groups to dominate others and to avoid being dominated.

Laws are used to explain events.

Grounded theory is the same as deductive theory.

Which one of the following is the best example of a hypothesis?

A specified testable expectation about reality is also known as a:

Symbolic interactionists tend to focus on macrotheoretical issues.

A null hypothesis is the evidence of an independent variable's effect on a dependent variable.

The variable age at last birthday is empirical.

Feminist paradigms focus only on women,not men.

Who first coined the term "sociology"?

Axioms are

Constructed knowledge is a major concept in positivism.

_______________ is a paradigm that makes no assumption about the existence or absence of an objective reality.

Studying society as a system of interconnected components,such as examining the relationship between police,the courts,and the correctional system in criminal justice,is taking which kind of approach?

Roberto wants to study how newly engaged couples communicate with each other.He is particularly interested in how each person defines such symbols as the engagement ring,and how each communicates the relationship to others.Which paradigm would be best?

Construct a hypothesis for a research project you are interested in conducting.Specify how you will operationalize the concepts in your research.

Freda developed a theory and a hypothesis about adjustment to retirement as related to gender.She constructed measures for adjustment to retirement.The next step for Freda according to the traditional model of science is:

Ethnomethodology argues that there is no objective reality in life.

Which of the following statements exemplifies a null hypothesis?

Human Inquiry and Science

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters