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Intro to Sociology Chapter 2 Question and answers rated A+Intro to Sociology Chapter 2 Quantitative Research - correct answer Research that translates the social world into numbers that can be treated mathematically; this type of research often tries to find cause-and-effect relationships. ...

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Intro to Sociology Chapter 2
Quantitative Research - correct answer ✔Research that translates the social
world into numbers that can be treated mathematically; this type of research
often tries to find cause-and-effect relationships.


Qualitative Research - correct answer ✔Research that works with
nonnumerical data such as texts, fieldnotes, interview transcripts,
photographs, and tape recording; this type of research more often tries to
understand how people make sense of their world.


Scientific Method - correct answer ✔A procedure for acquiring knowledge
that emphasizes collecting concrete data through observation and experiment.


Literature Review - correct answer ✔A thorough search through previously
published studies relevant to a particular topic.


Hypothesis - correct answer ✔A theoretical statement explaining the
relationship between two or more phenomena


Variables - correct answer ✔One of two or more phenomena that a
researcher believes are related and hopes to prove are related through
research.


Operational Definition - correct answer ✔A clear and precise definition of a
variable that facilitates its measurement.


Correlation - correct answer ✔A relationship between variables in which they
change together; may or may not be casual.

, Causation - correct answer ✔A relationship between variables in which a
change in one directly produces a change in the other.


Intervening Variable - correct answer ✔A third variable, sometimes
overlooked, that explains the relationship between two other variable.


Ethnography - correct answer ✔A naturalistic method based on studying
people in their own environment in order to understand the meanings they
attribute to their activities; also the written work that results from the study.


Participant observation - correct answer ✔A methodology associated with
ethnography whereby the researcher both observes and becomes a member
in a social setting.


Rapport - correct answer ✔A positive relationship often characterized by
mutual trust or sympathy.


Access - correct answer ✔The process by which an ethnographer gains
entry to a field setting.


Fieldnotes - correct answer ✔Detailed notes taken by an ethnographer
describing her activities and interactions, which later becomes the basis of the
ethnographic analysis.


Reflexivity - correct answer ✔How the identity and activities of the
researcher influence what is going on in the field setting.


Grounded Theory - correct answer ✔An inductive method of generating
theory from data by creating categories in which to place data and then
looking for relationships between categories.

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