SOCL 2001 Exam with Complete Solutions Graded A+
Reflexivity - Answer- how the identity and activities of the researcher influence what is going on in the field setting
grounded theory - Answer- an inductive method of generating theory from data by creating categories in which to place da...
SOCL 2001 Exam with Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Representativeness - Answer- the degree to which a particular studied group is similar
to, or represents, any part of the larger society
Reflexivity - Answer- how the identity and activities of the researcher influence what is
going on in the field setting
grounded theory - Answer- an inductive method of generating theory from data by
creating categories in which to place data and then looking for relationships among
categories
thick description - Answer- the presentation of detailed data on interactions and
meaning within a cultural context, from the perspective of its members
Sample - Answer- the members of the target population who will actually be studied
target population - Answer- the entire group about which a researcher would like to be
able to generalize
respondent - Answer- a participant in a study from whom the researcher seeks to gather
information
informed consent - Answer- a safeguard through which the researcher makes sure that
respondents are freely participating and understand the nature of the research
Bias - Answer- an opinion held by the researcher that might affect the research or
analysis
focus group - Answer- a process for interviewing a number of participants together, it
also allows for interaction among group members
action research - Answer- a type of research aimed at creating social change, in which
the researcher works closely with members of a community who participate in the
research process and collaborate toward the goal of social change
leading question - Answer- questions that predispose a respondent to answer in a
certain way
Likert Scale - Answer- a way of formatting a survey questionnaire so that the
respondent can choose an answer along a continuum
, open-ended questions - Answer- questions that allow respondents to answer however
they want
negative questions - Answer- survey questions that ask respondents what they don't
think instead of what they do
life history - Answer- an approach to interviewing that asks for a chronological account
of the respondent's entire life, or some portion of it
double-barreled questions - Answer- questions that attempt to get at multiple issues at
once, and so tend to receive incomplete or confusing answers
Relaibility - Answer- Consistency of a test over time
probability sampling - Answer- any sampling procedure that uses randomization
pilot study - Answer- A small-scale research study used to test the feasibility of a project
or idea
existing sources - Answer- materials that have been produced for some other reason,
but that can be used as data for social research
unobstructive measures - Answer- research methods that rely on existing sources and
where the researcher does not intrude upon or disturb the social setting or its subjects
response rate - Answer- the number or percentage of surveys completed by
respondents and returned to researchers
representative sample - Answer- a sample taken so that findings from members of the
sample group can be generalized to the whole population
simple random sample - Answer- a particular type of probability sample in which every
member of the population has an equal chance of being selected
dependent variable - Answer- the factor that is changed (or not) by the independent
variable
content analysis - Answer- a method in which researchers identify and study specific
variables - such as words - in a text, image, or media message
independent variable - Answer- factor that is predicted to cause change
value-free sociology - Answer- an ideal whereby researchers identify facts without
allowing their own personal beliefs or biases to interfere
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