Exam 11: Unobtrusive Research

When studying newspaper articles to determine how often articles are aimed at increasing the fear of crime amongst the elderly between two newspapers,a researcher counted the word "predator" used 50 times in a month,and the word "elderly" 100 times in one newspaper.In the other,it was "predator" 25 times and "elderly" 50 times.What can be concluded from this?

An ideal type is a conceptual model composed of the essential characteristics of social phenomena.

Which of the following modes of observation does NOT require the researcher to intrude to some degree on whatever he or she is studying?

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding negative case testing?

Which method examines "who says what,to whom,why,how,and with what effect"?

Standard probability sampling techniques should NOT be used in content analysis.

Within content analysis,defining the type of unit of analysis clearly has a major impact upon:

Hector wanted to study how his county had changed over the past three decades regarding its actions protecting the environment.It would be best to use

How can unobtrusive online research be conducted? What special considerations need to be taken into account? What are the benefits and weaknesses of this modality?

Content analysis is essentially a coding operation.

Illiana did an historical/comparative of college yearbooks over a 30-year time period.Her particular goal was to take on the circumstances,views,and feelings of those she studied so that she could interpret their lives appropriately.It would be best to use

The adage that you must walk a mile in another person's shoes before judging the person is similar to the sociological concept(s)of

As Arsenio was performing a content analysis of the portrayal of transgender persons in popular magazines,he counted the number of times the word "transgender" appeared in the various articles.The word is an example of

Many existing statistics can be found on the World Wide Web.

Which of the following would not be a data source consistent with content analysis?

Existing statistics should be used as supplemental data only.

In data collection and analysis,the determination of the unit of analysis occurs after sampling.

Using multiple methods (corroboration)increases validity and:

Fantanella did a content analysis of letters to the editor.She counted the number of times that the words "disagree" and "agree" appeared,but she also coded the underlying message of the letters as being positive or negative.Coding the underlying meaning of the letters is known as coding the

The expansion of unobtrusive online research has required that new methods of analysis be developed.