gp 4 Which of these is true?

Some researchers did of the number of times women appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated. They found that despite women's increasing participation in sports, they appeared on only 5 percent of the covers:

content analysis

In an experiment, a characteristic or measurement that is the result of manipulating an independent variable is called:

dependent variable

Hypotheses are

educated guesses

Which of these is not a part of IRB's three principles?

efficiency

Zimbardo's "Stanford County Prison" experiment was intended to last for six weeks but ended within six days because of:

ethical issues

All sociologists agree that social research should be/can be value free

false

Sociologically speaking "ideal types" (Weber, 1949) are those that are considered to be the most desirable by most people in a specific society:

false

Max Weber's study of an ideal type of bureaucracy in different societies and time period is an example of which type of study?

historical-comparative analysis

In an experiment, a condition that can be manipulated by the research with a goal of producing a change in some other variable is called

independent variable

Netnography:

is a highly relevant research method in sociology and raises ethical questions

"By gathering information from a small number of groups and individuals, researchers produce rich data about the social world and in-depth understanding of particular social process." This is a description of which type of study?

qualitative research

Which type of sampling is used to ensure representation of each group in the final sample?

stratified sample

Which type of these studies is conducted through collection of information from a sample of the population through interviews and questionnaire?

survey

Which of these is true?

the scientific method developed gradually and research is absolutely central to sociology

Secondary data analysis very often involves statistical analysis of government surveys and census data:

true

Sociologists are much more interested in generalizing about society than are historians:

true

Sociology is not united around a single paradigm

true

The ability to replicate research is a hallmark of any science:

true

The research by Devah Pager found that black men without criminal records received job callbacks at about the same level as white men with criminal records

true

The degree to which a question gets an accurate response is, in sociology, called:

validity