Quiz 2 - Methods

The sociologist who called on his colleagues to be value free was:

Max Weber

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

Verstehen.

Critical sociology can best be described as a(n) ________ approach.

activist

In making judgments about how society should be improved, the ________ approach in sociology rejects Max Weber's goal that researchers be value-free.

critical

A researcher doing participant observation may "break in" to a setting more easily with the help of a:

key informant.

William Foote Whyte's study of Cornerville (Street Corner Society) used which sociological research method?

participant observation

Qualitative research has special appeal to investigators who favor which theoretical approach?

the symbolic-interaction approach