sociology test 1

In the context of Emile Durkenheim's theory, the victim's suicide can most likely be attributed to ________________

anomie

_________ is the study of social life in its natural setting: observing and interviewing people where they live, work, and play

field research

Kenneth is a sociologist who is conducting a study on the effectiveness of exit polls. In this study, exit polls act as the ___________

unit of analysis

a researcher wants to study the impact of language training sessions on the quality of work of individuals in a content development firm. the training sessions specifically focus on articles. in this scenario, which of the following is most likely to be the operational definition of the independent variable

# of article errors in an essay written by a participant

who is considered the founder of socioogy

Auguste Comte

In the Marxian framework, which of the following classes comprises those who own and control the means of production?

Bourgeoisie

according to _________ Theory of General Evolution, society, like a biological organism, has various interdependent parts that work to ensure the stability and survival of the entire society

Herbert Spencer's

The sociological imagination helps people:

distinguish between personal troubles and public issues

Karl Marx believed that class conflict is necessary in order to produce social change and a better society. For Marx, the most important changes are ______________

economic

____________ refers to the cultural heritage or identity of a group and is based on factors such as language or country of origin

ethnicity

Jemima, a sociologist, wants to determine why american colleges have high student dropout rates. she begins her study by collecting data related to college dropouts. she analyzes this data and generates a theory regarding the causes of dropouts. in this scenario, Jemima is using the ____ approach to research

inductive

which of the following statements is true of the symbolic interactionist perspective?

it examines people's day-to-day lives and their behavior in groups

many young people "hang out", meet friends, and eat lunch at the food courts of shopping malls. From a functionalist perspective, this is an example of a ________ of shopping

latent function

to use variables in the contemporary research process, sociologists create a ______________ which is an explanation of an abstract concept in terms of observable features that are specific enough to measure the variable

operational definition

low-income countries are

primarily agrarian nations

the ______ research model is likely to be used when the research question does not easily lend itself to numbers and statistical methods

qualitative

with ___ research, interpretive description is used to analyze underlying meanings

qualitative

what is the sequence of steps in the conventional research model?

selecting and defining the research problem reviewing previous research formulating the hypothesis developing the research design collecting and analyzing the data draw conclusions & report findings

the term ________ refers to the biological and anatomical differences between females and males

sex

in ______ sampling, the researcher interviews a few individuals who possess a certain characteristic; these interviewees are then asked to supply the names of others with the same characteristic. this process continues until the sample is of an acceptable size and no new information of any significance is being gained

snowball

which of the following is most likely a strength or experiment?

they give researchers the ability to isolate experimental factors