Sociology Chapter 2 Quiz

In his ethnographic book, "Tally's Corner: a study of Negro streetcorner men", Elliot Liebow interviewed, interacted with, and observed poor African American men in Washington D.C. in the 1960's. Liebow constructed a narrative based on the stories and interviews with his research subjects as a means to examine the (then recent) culture of poverty thesis. What type of social research was Liebow engaged in? A. Qualitative B. Macrosociological C. Experimental D. Quantitative E. Unethical

A. Qualitative

One of the major concerns regarding social research and experiments is that they are artificially created and subjects know that they are part of an experiment, thereby making any results misleading and biased. A. True B. False

A. True

A university decides to conduct a survey to learn if students like the lasagna and garlic bread in the cafeteria. It distributes questionnaires in three English classes and two sociology classes. This will produce a probability sample of the student body. A. True B. False

B. False

Jimmy Quest wants to examine the religious belief system of the Trobriand Islander people. In his questionnaire that he constructs he asks them questions about the local flora and fauna and whether they are safe to eat and which ones are delicious (so it makes them more comfortable). Johnny's survey is a valid measure of what he is interested in. A. True B. False

B. False

The research process (according to the textbook) is: define the problem, literature review, develop the research question or hypothesis, create a questionnaire, define sample, collect data, analyze data, and draw conclusions and suggest implications. A. True B. False

B. False

You are about to do a series of interviews about drug abuse and academic performance. In order to make people feel more comfortable, you tell them that these interviews are about student satisfaction with the university and have them sign a form showing that they've willingly agreed to participate. You have the informed consent of your research subjects. A. True B. False

B. False

What is the type of sampling that ensures that each person (or item) in the target population has an equal chance of being chosen for the sample, thus ensuring that the sample is representative of the population? A. Extreme Sampling B. Probability Sampling C. Non-probability Sampling D. Snowball Sampling E. Quantitative Sampling

B. Probability Sampling

Mickey has decided that he wants to look at masculinity and how it influences video game behavior in male adolescents. What is the next step in the research process? A. Define the Sample B. Design Research C. Literature Review D. Theorize E. Collect Data

C. Literature Review

Sudhir Venkatesh went to observe and in some cases, interact with a gang located in Chicago for his PhD dissertation in sociology. He then wrote a book entitled "Gang Leader for a Day" wherein he discusses how he was made leader of the gang for a day by the then leader in order to show him what it was truly like. This sort of research would be referred to as: A. Survey research B. Content Analysis C. Participant observational research D. Experimental research E. Secondary analysis

C. Participant observational research

What is the term for the academic group that reviews and ensures that any research done by those at a university passes ethical rules and guidelines? A. The Grey Council B. The Ethics Committee C. The Institutional Review Board D. The Ethics Commission E. The Ethics Council

C. The Institutional Review Board

What is the scientific method? A. the use of statistics to analyze numerical data B. the study of scientific processes C. an objective and systematic process to investigate the world D. the use of technology to understand the physical world E. the study of nature

C. an objective and systematic process to investigate the world

Since 1969, Gallup Poll has asked Americans the question every year, "Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal, or not?". What sort of survey would this be considered? A. ethically questionable. B. ineffective survey research C. longitudinal survey research D. non-representative survey research E. cross-sectional survey resear

C. longitudinal survey research

Lonnie wants to know if Conservative-leaning news outlets are truly racist (as some claim). He engages in a content analysis of far-right news websites such as The Daily Stormer and Breitbart News. He then takes his research to be reviewed by peers for critiques. Many of them point out that he has a problem with _________________ because those websites don't really represent the majority of Conservative-leaning news outlets and therefore his content analysis does not really measure what he says it does. A. deductive reasoning B. inductive reasoning C. validity D. his experimental group E. his control group

C. validity

Rosanna decides that zhe wants to engage in a study of class conflict in the United States. Zhis instructor of sociology points out that "class conflict" could mean any number of things. This is because it is what is referred to as a: A. Theoretical perspective B. Paradigm Shift C. Hypothesis D. Concept E. Hypothesis

D. Concept

When conducting experiments, how is the experimental group different from the control group? A. The control group is not part of the experiment. B. The experimental group contains people who are different in many ways from the control group. C. The experimental group receives the dependent variable, and the control group does not. D. The experimental group receives the independent variable, and the control group does not. E. The control group receives the independent variable, and the experimental group does not.

D. The experimental group receives the independent variable, and the control group does not.

Which of the following are limitations of survey research? A. face-to-face interviews can be very expensive and time-consuming B. the wording of a survey may be unclear and provide biased or misleading data C. respondents may respond how they believe they are expected to, rather than how they actually feel or think D. all of the above E. none of the above

D. all of the above

Jill wants to engage in a research study looking at the influence that cultural assimilation has on deviant behavior in immigrant teenagers in a small town on the Texas-Mexico border. The variable of cultural assimilation would be the ______________ in the study. A, hypothesis B. theory C. dependent variable D. independent variable E. research design

D. independent variable

Tai Lee has created a scale to measure how sexually promiscuous Americans are. She decides that the best way to ask and get responses for her research scale is to go outside of her apartment and ask everyone she can about their sexual promiscuity. In terms of sampling terms her research subjects would represent a: A. Viable sample B. Population C. Reliable sample D. Probability sample E. Non-probability sample

E. Non-probability sample

_______________ is the consistency with which social research can be reproduced with similar results. A. Validity B. Ethical Research C. Simple Random Sampling D. Scientific Investigation E. Reliability

E. Reliability

Fred is combing through General Social Survey (GSS) data so that he can conduct research on the American population and whether attitudes towards abortion, racism, and sexism have changed over time. What type of social research method is Fred using? A. Simple Random Sampling B. Action Research C. Online Survey D. Non-participant Observation E. Secondary Data Analysis

E. Secondary Data Analysis