Methods and Research

A. secondary analysis
B. interviews
C. observation
D. content analysis

A. testing out new research methods to see which one works best
B. isolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another
C. using personal beliefs and values to decide what to study
D. interpreting data subjectively drawing on theoretical paradigms

A. sociologists like to put a value on different theories
B. Knowledge refers to people and their values
C. theorists interpret the world in terms of their own values
D. attempts to provide knowledge about the world are always valuable

A. finding out which topics are important to the respondents
B. testing out your computer and printer
C. identifying any problems with the wording and routing
D. deciding which respondents to leave out of the final sample

A. probability sampling
B. non-probability sampling
C. cluster sampling
D. using the Christmas vacation constructively

A. not being able to write comprehensive field notes or record conversations
B. deceiving the respondents as to the reason for your presence
C. observing people outside of their natural setting
D. subjecting the participants to physical harm

A. government white paper
B. confidential medical records
C. household account book
D. the shares register of a business

A. definitions and indicators can vary making valid comparisons problematic
B. there are no reliable indicators of such widely contested ideas
C. it takes all the fun out of armchair theorizing
D. it has little use for applied empirical research about the topic

A. the theorist has researched the literatures thoroughly
B. they have been tested out by means of factual research
C. they are written in such a way as to be impossible to disprove
D. they are shared by a large enough number of theorists

A. multiple regression
B. causal mechanism
C. spurious correlation
D. multinomial distribution