Exam 2: Research Foundations: Linking Sociological Theory to Research

Annette Lareau's inductive approach to studying social class and child-rearing meant that she

Describe why a literature review is important,and offer three pieces of advice for conducting a successful literature review.Explain each piece of advice with a sentence or two.

A sociological theory must

Which basic question about social phenomena is asked by the structural functionalism paradigm?

Which approach to research refers to the translation of general theory into specific empirical analysis?

Miko tests status characteristics theory by documenting how dentists distribute resources and credentials through educational and professional associations.This study reveals new insights that influence the development of this theory.Which part of this scholarly process represents an inductive approach to science?

Auguste Comte's view of social science as a study of patterns that can be objectively understood through logical analysis is known as

The goal in research involving a hypothesis is to

Kokimo uses Thomas Kuhn's ideas about paradigms to study success in the Olympics.Kuhn's framework leads her to notice that

Nikolas wants to study childhood nutrition.He decides to measure diet with a set of five survey questions that parents fill out on behalf of their children.In this decision,Nikolas has completed what task?

Because it is so difficult to establish causality,researchers more often focus on ________ than attempting to test a ________.

Which step of the scientific method demonstrates empiricism?

This figure describes the relations between variables in a causal hypothesis.1 refers to ________ variable;2 refers to ________ variable.

Using an example,distinguish between mediation,moderation,and spuriousness.

A hypothesis is a ________ statement of a(n)________ between two concepts.

Steve studies happiness in romantic relationships.He conducted a study in which he expected a positive relationship between happiness and time spent together.Instead,he found a concept relation of spuriousness. What is the confound?

Give an example of an abstract concept.List three different variables that might be used to capture this concept,and explain why you chose these variables.

When conducting a literature review,the researcher is looking for

Linda hypothesizes that increasing wealth does not increase happiness.In this hypothesis,what is the independent variable?

Lisa uses her library's academic search engine to begin a literature review about autism in Hawaii.She finds 200 sources,and reads the brief descriptions of content that are found just after the article title,but before the main body of text begins.Lisa is reading