Research Methods in Sociology

A procedure for acquiring knowledge emphasizing data collection through observation and experiment.

<p>A thorough search through previously published studies relevant to a particular topic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A theoretical statement explaining the relationship between two or more phenomena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of two or more phenomena believed to be related.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A clear and precise definition of a variable facilitating its measurement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A relationship between variables where they change together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A relationship where a change in one variable directly produces a change in another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A third variable that explains the relationship between two other variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A naturalistic method studying people in their own environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A methodology where the researcher observes and becomes a member of a social setting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A positive relationship characterized by mutual trust or sympathy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which an ethnographer gains entry to a field setting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Detailed notes taken by an ethnographer about their activities and interactions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How the identity and activities of the researcher influence the field setting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An inductive method of generating theory from data by creating categories.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research that can be repeated and verified by other researchers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The degree to which a studied group represents a larger society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An opinion held by the researcher that might affect research or analysis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Face-to-face, information-seeking conversations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Someone from whom a researcher solicits information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The entire group about which a researcher would like to generalize.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The part of the population that will actually be studied.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A safeguard ensuring that respondents freely participate and understand the research.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A question imposing a limit on possible responses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A question allowing the answer to take whatever form the respondent chooses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Questions that predispose a respondent to answer in a certain way.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Questions that attempt to address multiple issues at once.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A method based on questionnaires administered to a sample of respondents.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A way of organizing survey categories for respondents to choose an answer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Survey questions asking respondents what they don't think instead of what they do.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sample allowing findings to be generalized to the whole population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any sampling scheme where every unit has the same probability of being chosen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of probability sample where every member has an equal chance of selection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Techniques for adjusting the sampling to resemble the larger population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number or percentage of surveys completed and returned.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The consistency of a measurement tool providing similar answers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The assurance that only the researcher knows a respondent's identity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The accuracy of a measurement tool in assessing what it is designed to measure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A small study carried out to test the feasibility of a larger one.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Materials produced for other reasons but can be used as data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Methods using existing sources to study relationships across regions and time periods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A method identifying and studying specific variables in a text or media.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formal tests of specific variables and effects in a controlled setting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regulating all factors except for the independent variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The part of a test group that receives the experimental treatment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The part of a test group that does not receive experimental treatment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A factor predicted to cause change in an experiment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A factor that is changed by the independent variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An ideal where researchers identify facts without personal biases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The search for knowledge without an agenda for change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research designed to gather knowledge for creating change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Impartiality allowing the facts to speak for themselves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tendency of people and events to react to being studied.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A specific example of reactivity where the desired effect results from the research itself.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The extent to which participants are unaware of the research project.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ethical guidelines for researchers designing a project.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group that reviews and approves research proposals for ethical considerations.</p> Signup and view all the answers