Question 1

A repeated cross-sectional design results in description of change or continuity

Accepted Answer

A) across geographical regions. 
B) between cultures. 
C) of qualities (not quantities). 
D) over time. 
A) across geographical regions. 
B) between cultures. 
C) of qualities (not quantities). 
D) over time.

Question 2

Why is validity a challenging ideal in a sociological study?

Accepted Answer

A) It is difficult to match a measure to the concept it is supposed to capture. 
B) People may change between the time they report data and the time of publication. 
C) There are so many variables at play in every situation. 
D) A measure may have captured a concept one time,but not the next time it is tried. 
A) It is difficult to match a measure to the concept it is supposed to capture. 
B) People may change between the time they report data and the time of publication. 
C) There are so many variables at play in every situation. 
D) A measure may have captured a concept one time,but not the next time it is tried.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a quantitative method?

Accepted Answer

A) textual analysis of historical documents 
B) structured interviews 
C) surveys 
D) ethnographic fieldwork 
A) textual analysis of historical documents 
B) structured interviews 
C) surveys 
D) ethnographic fieldwork

Question 4

Which most accurately states the focus of sociology? Sociology is the study of

Accepted Answer

A) everything. 
B) individuals. 
C) social life. 
D) cultural differences. 
A) everything. 
B) individuals. 
C) social life. 
D) cultural differences.

Question 5

When qualitative researchers use ethnographic fieldwork to conduct a descriptive study,what is the best outcome?

Accepted Answer

A) a correlation 
B) establishment of causation 
C) thick description 
D) a longitudinal analysis 
A) a correlation 
B) establishment of causation 
C) thick description 
D) a longitudinal analysis

Question 6

Dr.Lang plans a study of why some high schoolers join Honor societies.Which of the following is the unit of analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Dr.Lang 
B) high-school students 
C) Honor societies 
D) the research question,"Why do some high schoolers join Honor societies?" 
A) Dr.Lang 
B) high-school students 
C) Honor societies 
D) the research question,"Why do some high schoolers join Honor societies?"

Question 7

The most important difference between macrosociology and microsociology is that macrosociology focuses on ________ and microsociology focuses on ________.

Accepted Answer

A) quantitative methodologies;qualitative methodologies 
B) large data sets;small data sets 
C) large-scale social systems;personal concerns and interpersonal interactions 
D) topics with large-scale implications;topics of concern to specific social groups 
A) quantitative methodologies;qualitative methodologies 
B) large data sets;small data sets 
C) large-scale social systems;personal concerns and interpersonal interactions 
D) topics with large-scale implications;topics of concern to specific social groups

Question 8

Jeremiah plans a study that asks,"Why are young people postponing marriage?" He applies the sociological imagination to this question by focusing on

Accepted Answer

A) the life histories of one older couple and one younger couple. 
B) a national sample of thousands of young adults. 
C) the influence of housing costs and diminishing stigma against premarital sex. 
D) individual morals and values. 
A) the life histories of one older couple and one younger couple. 
B) a national sample of thousands of young adults. 
C) the influence of housing costs and diminishing stigma against premarital sex. 
D) individual morals and values.

Question 9

Your research topic is education.Write one research question that is value-laden.Write one research question that is value-free.Why is it important to frame research questions as value-free?

Accepted Answer

Value-laden questions: What has gone wro

Question 10

Bella proposes a study about birdwatchers in national parks.In order to interpret her data,she chooses

Accepted Answer

A) among many sociological theories that she can apply to this topic. 
B) one of two or three sociological theories that scholars use for this topic. 
C) to avoid theory,so she can just learn from the data. 
D) the theory that is the least abstract. 
A) among many sociological theories that she can apply to this topic. 
B) one of two or three sociological theories that scholars use for this topic. 
C) to avoid theory,so she can just learn from the data. 
D) the theory that is the least abstract.

Question 11

Emile plans a study about the health of deep-sea divers.In determining whether to use a cross-sectional design or a longitudinal design,Emile should ask,"Do I want to know about

Accepted Answer

A) diver health in a single moment in time,or diver health over time?" 
B) just a few divers,or many divers?" 
C) several different demographic groups,or just one?" 
D) what divers say they do,or what they can be observed doing?" 
A) diver health in a single moment in time,or diver health over time?" 
B) just a few divers,or many divers?" 
C) several different demographic groups,or just one?" 
D) what divers say they do,or what they can be observed doing?"

Question 12

In order to successfully use the scientific method,a researcher must

Accepted Answer

A) have a degree in a scientific field,or be pursuing one. 
B) study living humans. 
C) gather and analyze data. 
D) construct a hypothesis that shows variables in relation to one another. 
A) have a degree in a scientific field,or be pursuing one. 
B) study living humans. 
C) gather and analyze data. 
D) construct a hypothesis that shows variables in relation to one another.

Question 13

Dr.Kichler uses a cohort design to investigate young adults and job switching.Accordingly,she draws a sample of

Accepted Answer

A) 30 job-seekers in Seattle in 2013,and then a sample of 30 job-seekers in Miami in 2018. 
B) 25 job-seekers in Seattle in 2013,and follows up with that same sample in 2016 and 2018. 
C) 25 job-seekers in Minneapolis in 2013,and follows up by asking that same sample,in 2020,to reflect on the past seven years. 
D) 1,500 job-seekers in every region of the nation,and follows up her survey with phone interviews. 
A) 30 job-seekers in Seattle in 2013,and then a sample of 30 job-seekers in Miami in 2018. 
B) 25 job-seekers in Seattle in 2013,and follows up with that same sample in 2016 and 2018. 
C) 25 job-seekers in Minneapolis in 2013,and follows up by asking that same sample,in 2020,to reflect on the past seven years. 
D) 1,500 job-seekers in every region of the nation,and follows up her survey with phone interviews.

Question 14

Leo uses a panel design to study marital satisfaction.Accordingly,he interviews

Accepted Answer

A) one sample drawn at one time. 
B) two samples,drawn at two different times. 
C) three samples,drawn at three different times. 
D) one sample,drawn at three different times. 
A) one sample drawn at one time. 
B) two samples,drawn at two different times. 
C) three samples,drawn at three different times. 
D) one sample,drawn at three different times.

Question 15

Roger is a student using Emile Durkheim's work on Suicide to write a sociology paper.Unfortunately,his paper exhibits the ecological fallacy.Durkheim found that nations that are largely Catholic had lower suicide rates than nations that are largely Protestant.Roger concludes that

Accepted Answer

A) the religious dynamics of nations are the same today as in Durkheim's day. 
B) nations that are largely Catholic also have lower suicide rates than nations that are largely Muslim. 
C) Protestant students at Roger's university are at higher risk of suicide than the Catholic students. 
D) Protestant theologians need to alter theology to reduce suicide rates. 
A) the religious dynamics of nations are the same today as in Durkheim's day. 
B) nations that are largely Catholic also have lower suicide rates than nations that are largely Muslim. 
C) Protestant students at Roger's university are at higher risk of suicide than the Catholic students. 
D) Protestant theologians need to alter theology to reduce suicide rates.

Question 16

Which of the following is always considered qualitative data?

Accepted Answer

A) a survey 
B) ethnographic observations 
C) numbers 
D) bivariate analysis 
A) a survey 
B) ethnographic observations 
C) numbers 
D) bivariate analysis

Question 17

Which of the following expresses the best value-free approach to the scientific method? Dr.Dubus launches a sociological study of opioid addiction.She

Accepted Answer

A) is personally neutral about whether opioid addiction rates decrease. 
B) asks the research question,"What factors influence individuals to become opioid addicts?" 
C) does not apply her work in the political sphere,even after her study is completed. 
D) asks the research question,"How could better parenting prevent individuals from ruining their lives with opioids?" 
A) is personally neutral about whether opioid addiction rates decrease. 
B) asks the research question,"What factors influence individuals to become opioid addicts?" 
C) does not apply her work in the political sphere,even after her study is completed. 
D) asks the research question,"How could better parenting prevent individuals from ruining their lives with opioids?"

Question 18

A cross-sectional study cannot establish causality because

Accepted Answer

A) science can establish correlation,but not causation. 
B) cross-sectional studies measure people at just one point in time. 
C) social life has so many variables influencing events. 
D) it draws only two samples drawn at two points in time. 
A) science can establish correlation,but not causation. 
B) cross-sectional studies measure people at just one point in time. 
C) social life has so many variables influencing events. 
D) it draws only two samples drawn at two points in time.

A repeated cross-sectional design results in description of change or continuity

Why is validity a challenging ideal in a sociological study?

Which of the following is an example of a quantitative method?

Which most accurately states the focus of sociology? Sociology is the study of

When qualitative researchers use ethnographic fieldwork to conduct a descriptive study,what is the best outcome?

Dr.Lang plans a study of why some high schoolers join Honor societies.Which of the following is the unit of analysis?

The most important difference between macrosociology and microsociology is that macrosociology focuses on and microsociology focuses on .

Jeremiah plans a study that asks,"Why are young people postponing marriage?" He applies the sociological imagination to this question by focusing on

Your research topic is education.Write one research question that is value-laden.Write one research question that is value-free.Why is it important to frame research questions as value-free?

Bella proposes a study about birdwatchers in national parks.In order to interpret her data,she chooses

Emile plans a study about the health of deep-sea divers.In determining whether to use a cross-sectional design or a longitudinal design,Emile should ask,"Do I want to know about

In order to successfully use the scientific method,a researcher must

Dr.Kichler uses a cohort design to investigate young adults and job switching.Accordingly,she draws a sample of

Leo uses a panel design to study marital satisfaction.Accordingly,he interviews

Roger is a student using Emile Durkheim's work on Suicide to write a sociology paper.Unfortunately,his paper exhibits the ecological fallacy.Durkheim found that nations that are largely Catholic had lower suicide rates than nations that are largely Protestant.Roger concludes that

Which of the following is always considered qualitative data?

Which of the following expresses the best value-free approach to the scientific method? Dr.Dubus launches a sociological study of opioid addiction.She

A cross-sectional study cannot establish causality because

Research Foundations: Linking Sociological Theory to Research

Ethical Issues in Social Science Research

From Concepts to Models: Hypotheses, Operationalization, and Measurement

Evaluating Research: Reliability and Validity

Sampling Strategies

Experimental Research

Evaluation Research

Ethnography

In-Depth Interviewing

Materials-Based Methods

Social Network Analysis

Univariate and Bivariate Analysis of Quantitative Data

Multivariate and Advanced Quantitative Methods

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Communicating Social Science Research Findings

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A repeated cross-sectional design results in description of change or continuity

Why is validity a challenging ideal in a sociological study?

Which of the following is an example of a quantitative method?

Which most accurately states the focus of sociology? Sociology is the study of

When qualitative researchers use ethnographic fieldwork to conduct a descriptive study,what is the best outcome?

Dr.Lang plans a study of why some high schoolers join Honor societies.Which of the following is the unit of analysis?

The most important difference between macrosociology and microsociology is that macrosociology focuses on ________ and microsociology focuses on ________.

Jeremiah plans a study that asks,"Why are young people postponing marriage?" He applies the sociological imagination to this question by focusing on

Your research topic is education.Write one research question that is value-laden.Write one research question that is value-free.Why is it important to frame research questions as value-free?

Bella proposes a study about birdwatchers in national parks.In order to interpret her data,she chooses

Emile plans a study about the health of deep-sea divers.In determining whether to use a cross-sectional design or a longitudinal design,Emile should ask,"Do I want to know about

In order to successfully use the scientific method,a researcher must

Dr.Kichler uses a cohort design to investigate young adults and job switching.Accordingly,she draws a sample of

Leo uses a panel design to study marital satisfaction.Accordingly,he interviews

Roger is a student using Emile Durkheim's work on Suicide to write a sociology paper.Unfortunately,his paper exhibits the ecological fallacy.Durkheim found that nations that are largely Catholic had lower suicide rates than nations that are largely Protestant.Roger concludes that

Which of the following is always considered qualitative data?

Which of the following expresses the best value-free approach to the scientific method? Dr.Dubus launches a sociological study of opioid addiction.She

A cross-sectional study cannot establish causality because

Research Foundations: Linking Sociological Theory to Research

Ethical Issues in Social Science Research

From Concepts to Models: Hypotheses, Operationalization, and Measurement

Evaluating Research: Reliability and Validity

Sampling Strategies

Experimental Research

Evaluation Research

Ethnography

In-Depth Interviewing

Materials-Based Methods

Social Network Analysis

Univariate and Bivariate Analysis of Quantitative Data

Multivariate and Advanced Quantitative Methods

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Communicating Social Science Research Findings

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The most important difference between macrosociology and microsociology is that macrosociology focuses on and microsociology focuses on .