Question 1

All of the following characterize academic research,EXCEPT which one?

Accepted Answer

A) The main concern is with the internal logic and rigour of research design. 
B) The objective is to contribute to policy and/or program change. 
C) Success comes when results appear in a scholarly journal. 
D) Research problems and participants are selected with a great deal of freedom. 
E) The highest standards of scholarship are sought. 
A) The main concern is with the internal logic and rigour of research design. 
B) The objective is to contribute to policy and/or program change. 
C) Success comes when results appear in a scholarly journal. 
D) Research problems and participants are selected with a great deal of freedom. 
E) The highest standards of scholarship are sought.

Question 2

Define the following:descriptive research

Accepted Answer

Research in which a researcher

Question 3

Define the following:think tanks

Accepted Answer

Organizations composed of a bo

Question 4

Don,having heard worrisome news reports about chicken farming,wonders if he should stop feeding chicken to his children.Don solicits the advice of his friend Kent,who is a nutritionist,and Kent advises Don to continue feeding his children chicken.Don follows Kent's recommendation.On what basis did Don make his decision to include chicken in his childrens' diet?

Accepted Answer

A) Authority 
B) Tradition 
C) Media myth 
D) Personal observation 
E) Objective authorization 
A) Authority 
B) Tradition 
C) Media myth 
D) Personal observation 
E) Objective authorization

Question 5

Define the following:public sociology

Accepted Answer

A type of sociological inquiry

Question 6

Define the following:applied social research

Accepted Answer

Research that attempts to solv

Question 7

Define the following:halo effect

Accepted Answer

An error often made when people use pers

Question 8

What is the difference between academic and applied social research?

Accepted Answer

Academic research is research designed t

Question 9

What is the purpose of academic social research?

Accepted Answer

A) It solves social problems and finds which policies are best. 
B) It improves social programs so they become more effective. 
C) It invents new taxonomies and jargon. 
D) It creates fundamental knowledge about how the social world works. 
E) It predicts what future society will be like. 
A) It solves social problems and finds which policies are best. 
B) It improves social programs so they become more effective. 
C) It invents new taxonomies and jargon. 
D) It creates fundamental knowledge about how the social world works. 
E) It predicts what future society will be like.

Question 10

There are various ways in which acquiring knowledge might address the topic of climate change.The statement "David Suzuki says that climate change is one of the most serious environmental threats facing the world today" is an example of what source of knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A) Personal experience 
B) Media myth 
C) Tradition 
D) Authority 
E) Common Sense 
A) Personal experience 
B) Media myth 
C) Tradition 
D) Authority 
E) Common Sense

All of the following characterize academic research,EXCEPT which one?

Define the following:descriptive research

Define the following:think tanks

Define the following:public sociology

Define the following:applied social research

Define the following:halo effect

What is the difference between academic and applied social research?

What is the purpose of academic social research?

There are various ways in which acquiring knowledge might address the topic of climate change.The statement "David Suzuki says that climate change is one of the most serious environmental threats facing the world today" is an example of what source of knowledge?

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

Filters

Exam 1: Doing Social Research

All of the following characterize academic research,EXCEPT which one?

Define the following:descriptive research

Define the following:think tanks

Define the following:public sociology

Define the following:applied social research

Define the following:halo effect

What is the difference between academic and applied social research?

What is the purpose of academic social research?

There are various ways in which acquiring knowledge might address the topic of climate change.The statement "David Suzuki says that climate change is one of the most serious environmental threats facing the world today" is an example of what source of knowledge?

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

Filters