Question 1

How does a researcher transform a concept into a variable?

Accepted Answer

Transforming a concept into a variable i

Question 2

Gender blindness is the problem of failing to consider the importance of gender in sociological research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

List the three conditions that are required to establish cause and effect in social scientific research.

Accepted Answer

To establish cause and effect in social

Question 4

In the process of measurement, reliability refers to

Accepted Answer

A) whether you are really measuring what you want to measure. 
B) how dependable the researcher is. 
C) whether or not everyone agrees with the study's results. 
D) whether repeating the measurement yields consistent results. 
A) whether you are really measuring what you want to measure. 
B) how dependable the researcher is. 
C) whether or not everyone agrees with the study's results. 
D) whether repeating the measurement yields consistent results.

Question 5

William Foote Whyte's study of Cornerville

Accepted Answer

A) Cornerville was a liberal community and home to many Harvard students. 
B) Cornerville was a very dangerous slum. 
C) Cornerville was a complex community that did not fit any simple stereotypes. 
D) a Harvard sociologist was unable to work in a low-income community. 
A) Cornerville was a liberal community and home to many Harvard students. 
B) Cornerville was a very dangerous slum. 
C) Cornerville was a complex community that did not fit any simple stereotypes. 
D) a Harvard sociologist was unable to work in a low-income community.

Question 6

Imagine that you were going to measure the age of a number of respondents taking part in a survey.As you record the data, you are using the concept "age" as

Accepted Answer

A) a theory. 
B) a hypothesis. 
C) a variable. 
D) an axiom. 
A) a theory. 
B) a hypothesis. 
C) a variable. 
D) an axiom.

Question 7

Which of the following is true about scientific sociology?

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A) It focuses on the meaning people attach to behavior. 
B) It seeks to bring about desirable social change. 
C) It favors qualitative data. 
D) It favors quantitative data. 
A) It focuses on the meaning people attach to behavior. 
B) It seeks to bring about desirable social change. 
C) It favors qualitative data. 
D) It favors quantitative data.

Question 8

Two simple requirements that underlie the process of sociological investigation are

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must

Accepted Answer

A) not personally care about the topic being studied. 
B) try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research. 
C) study issues that have no value to society as a whole. 
D) carry out research that will encourage desirable social change. 
A) not personally care about the topic being studied. 
B) try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research. 
C) study issues that have no value to society as a whole. 
D) carry out research that will encourage desirable social change.

Question 10

Participant observation is a research method by which researchers stand back from a setting, watch from a distance, and then carefully record the behavior of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Outline the ten steps in the process of carrying out sociological investigation.You may use the format presented in the text; that is, what specific questions must be answered as a researcher moves along?

Accepted Answer

1. Identify the research question: What

Question 12

Qualitative research appeals to investigators who favor which theoretical approach?

Accepted Answer

A) the structural-functional approach 
B) the symbolic-interaction approach 
C) the social-conflict approach 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) the structural-functional approach 
B) the symbolic-interaction approach 
C) the social-conflict approach 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 13

Reliability refers to the quality of consistency in measurement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What did Max Weber mean by "value-free" research? Do you think researchers can be value-free? Should they try? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Max Weber's concept of "value-free" rese

Question 15

What research method was used in Philip Zimbardo's study, the "Stanford County Prison"?

Accepted Answer

A) an experiment 
B) a survey 
C) participant observation 
D) secondary analysis 
A) an experiment 
B) a survey 
C) participant observation 
D) secondary analysis

Question 16

The mean is always a better statistical measure than the mode or the median.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Sociologists always achieve complete personal objectivity in their work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which German word meaning "understanding" was used by Max Weber to describe his approach to sociological research?

Accepted Answer

A) Gemeinschaft 
B) Gesellschaft 
C) Verstehen 
D) Verboten 
A) Gemeinschaft 
B) Gesellschaft 
C) Verstehen 
D) Verboten

Question 19

A survey is a research method in which subjects respond to a series of statements or questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Three researchers wish to test the effects of playing soft music during an exam on the test performance of their sociology students.They conduct an experiment in which one test-taking class hears music and another does not.In experimental terms, the class hearing the music is called

Accepted Answer

A) the placebo. 
B) the control group. 
C) the experimental group. 
D) the dependent variable. 
A) the placebo. 
B) the control group. 
C) the experimental group. 
D) the dependent variable.

Exam 2: Sociological Investigation

How does a researcher transform a concept into a variable?

Gender blindness is the problem of failing to consider the importance of gender in sociological research.

List the three conditions that are required to establish cause and effect in social scientific research.

In the process of measurement, reliability refers to

William Foote Whyte's study of Cornerville

Imagine that you were going to measure the age of a number of respondents taking part in a survey.As you record the data, you are using the concept "age" as

Which of the following is true about scientific sociology?

Two simple requirements that underlie the process of sociological investigation are

The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must

Participant observation is a research method by which researchers stand back from a setting, watch from a distance, and then carefully record the behavior of others.

Outline the ten steps in the process of carrying out sociological investigation.You may use the format presented in the text; that is, what specific questions must be answered as a researcher moves along?

Qualitative research appeals to investigators who favor which theoretical approach?

Reliability refers to the quality of consistency in measurement.

What did Max Weber mean by "value-free" research? Do you think researchers can be value-free? Should they try? Explain.

What research method was used in Philip Zimbardo's study, the "Stanford County Prison"?

The mean is always a better statistical measure than the mode or the median.

Sociologists always achieve complete personal objectivity in their work.

Which German word meaning "understanding" was used by Max Weber to describe his approach to sociological research?

A survey is a research method in which subjects respond to a series of statements or questions.

Three researchers wish to test the effects of playing soft music during an exam on the test performance of their sociology students.They conduct an experiment in which one test-taking class hears music and another does not.In experimental terms, the class hearing the music is called

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