Question 1

How are journalism and qualitative field interviewing similar? How do they differ? Outline and describe the differences.

Accepted Answer

Journalism and qualitative field intervi

Question 2

John studied underground miners by becoming a miner.He became increasingly concerned about his role,how he might affect what he studied,and how much he should become involved in the lives of the miners.He gave these issues a lot of thought,particularly regarding their impact on the study.This sense of things acting on themselves is known as

Accepted Answer

A) indexicality. 
B) focus groups. 
C) symbolic realism. 
D) reflexivity. 
E) sensibility 
A) indexicality. 
B) focus groups. 
C) symbolic realism. 
D) reflexivity. 
E) sensibility

Question 3

Qualitative field research differs from other forms of observation in that it is both a data-collecting and a theory-generating activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A qualitative interview is most like a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) experiment. 
B) oral questionnaire. 
C) ethnography. 
D) conversation. 
E) role playing 
A) experiment. 
B) oral questionnaire. 
C) ethnography. 
D) conversation. 
E) role playing

Question 5

An advantage of field research is

Accepted Answer

A) it enables the researcher to draw statistical conclusions about the population. 
B) the researcher can control the variables under study. 
C) social processes can be studied over time. 
D) hypotheses can be rigorously tested. 
E) it always employs the newest form of technology. 
A) it enables the researcher to draw statistical conclusions about the population. 
B) the researcher can control the variables under study. 
C) social processes can be studied over time. 
D) hypotheses can be rigorously tested. 
E) it always employs the newest form of technology.

Question 6

Which of the following is POOR advice for a qualitative field interviewer?

Accepted Answer

A) Learn to listen, think, and talk almost at the same time. 
B) Be more interested than interesting. 
C) Do not deviate from your schedule of pre-established questions. 
D) Don't try to halt your respondent's line of discussion even if it's not on topic. 
E) Enter the interview with an open mind of what the results may be. 
A) Learn to listen, think, and talk almost at the same time. 
B) Be more interested than interesting. 
C) Do not deviate from your schedule of pre-established questions. 
D) Don't try to halt your respondent's line of discussion even if it's not on topic. 
E) Enter the interview with an open mind of what the results may be.

Question 7

Unstructured interviews are less appropriate for field designs than structured interviews.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In comparison to experiments and surveys,field research typically has

Accepted Answer

A) greater reliability and greater validity. 
B) greater reliability and less validity. 
C) less reliability and greater validity. 
D) less reliability and less validity. 
E) can't tell without more information. 
A) greater reliability and greater validity. 
B) greater reliability and less validity. 
C) less reliability and greater validity. 
D) less reliability and less validity. 
E) can't tell without more information.

Question 9

In _______________,multiple people are brought together in a private,comfortable environment to engage in a guided discussion of some topic.The subjects are selected based on the relevance to the topic under study.

Accepted Answer

A) experiments 
B) focus group 
C) ethnomethodology 
D) grounded theory 
E) observation 
A) experiments 
B) focus group 
C) ethnomethodology 
D) grounded theory 
E) observation

Question 10

Sara wanted to learn about battered women.She entered the world of a battered women's shelter and lived with the women in order to fully learn about the views of these women.She wanted to write a detailed and accurate description about the lives that the women reported.Which of the following approaches best describes Sara's research paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A) naturalist 
B) ethnomethodology 
C) grounded theory 
D) case studies 
E) qualitative interviewing 
A) naturalist 
B) ethnomethodology 
C) grounded theory 
D) case studies 
E) qualitative interviewing

Question 11

Focus group participants are typically selected via probability samples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Xavier studied the social interactions within the basketball team at her school.Which one of the following did she study?

Accepted Answer

A) practices 
B) episodes 
C) groups 
D) settlements 
E) encounters 
A) practices 
B) episodes 
C) groups 
D) settlements 
E) encounters

Question 13

Ethical issues involving deception pertain particularly to

Accepted Answer

A) the complete observer role. 
B) the complete participant role. 
C) naturalistic studies. 
D) participatory action research. 
E) laboratory studies 
A) the complete observer role. 
B) the complete participant role. 
C) naturalistic studies. 
D) participatory action research. 
E) laboratory studies

How are journalism and qualitative field interviewing similar? How do they differ? Outline and describe the differences.

Qualitative field research differs from other forms of observation in that it is both a data-collecting and a theory-generating activity.

A qualitative interview is most like a(n)

An advantage of field research is

Which of the following is POOR advice for a qualitative field interviewer?

Unstructured interviews are less appropriate for field designs than structured interviews.

In comparison to experiments and surveys,field research typically has

In _______________,multiple people are brought together in a private,comfortable environment to engage in a guided discussion of some topic.The subjects are selected based on the relevance to the topic under study.

Focus group participants are typically selected via probability samples.

Xavier studied the social interactions within the basketball team at her school.Which one of the following did she study?

Ethical issues involving deception pertain particularly to

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms,theory,and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters

Exam 10: Qualitative Field Research

How are journalism and qualitative field interviewing similar? How do they differ? Outline and describe the differences.

Qualitative field research differs from other forms of observation in that it is both a data-collecting and a theory-generating activity.

A qualitative interview is most like a(n)

An advantage of field research is

Which of the following is POOR advice for a qualitative field interviewer?

Unstructured interviews are less appropriate for field designs than structured interviews.

In comparison to experiments and surveys,field research typically has

In _______________,multiple people are brought together in a private,comfortable environment to engage in a guided discussion of some topic.The subjects are selected based on the relevance to the topic under study.

Focus group participants are typically selected via probability samples.

Xavier studied the social interactions within the basketball team at her school.Which one of the following did she study?

Ethical issues involving deception pertain particularly to

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms,theory,and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters