Higher Education

Elements of Sociology: A Critical Canadian Introduction, Third Edition - Chapter 2

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Question 1:

Which theorist was the first to coin the term “sociology”?
a) Max Weber
b) Émile Durkheim
c) Auguste Comte
d) Robert Park

Question 2:

According to the text, many sociologists today do not believe it possible for which of the following to study a group objectively?
a) An outsider
b) An insider
c) An expert
d) A positivist

Question 3:

Qualitative research is typically used for which of the following?
a) A close examination of characteristics that cannot be counted or measured
b) Finding patterns governing whole structures or systems
c) Studying individual cases that don’t fit into the larger model
d) Both a and c

Question 4:

Which of the following characterizes institutional ethnography?
a) It is a relatively new research method.
b) It is based on theories of Dorothy Smith.
c) It does not reflect the view that a neutral stance is necessarily more scientific than an approach that involves “taking sides.”
d) All of the above

Question 5:

Which of the following characterizes narratives?
a) They are used to identify and describe best practices.
b) They are stories about people and their situations.
c) They are used to analyze the methodological practices of social scientists.
d) None of the above

Question 6:

Which of the following contributed to the marginalization of narrative as a credible research method in Sociology?
a) The disciplinary emphasis on statistical evidence
b) The popularity of positivism
c) The view of sociology as an interpretive science
d) Both a and b

Question 7:

Which of the following refers to the study of heredity for the purposes of social history?
a) Discourse analysis
b) Semiotic analysis
c) Content analysis
d) Genealogical analysis

Question 8:

Which type of correlation exists when the independent variable and dependent variable increase or decrease together?
a) Direct
b) Indirect
c) Inverse
d) Spurious

Question 9:

There is one specific, correct way to do sociological research.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Comte’s idea of “positivism” is that the methods used to study the natural sciences can be applied to the social sciences, with no accommodation made for biases, or any other aspect of the personal life of the social scientist.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

Qualitative research involves close examination of characteristics that generally cannot be counted or measured.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Case studies are insider views that include stories that people tell about themselves, their situations, and the others around them.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Content analysis involves studying a set of cultural artifacts or events by systematically counting them and then interpreting the themes they reflect.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Texts used in content analysis are usually interactive and created for use in studies.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Genealogy is a style of thought based on distinctions between East and West, the Orient and the Occident.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Independent variables are presumed to influence another variable, while dependent variables are often assumed by the sociologist to be influenced by an independent variable.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

Feminist approaches to content analysis of the images of women in magazines found that generally women were depicted as subordinate and submissive.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

The text notes that poverty is easy to operationalize.
a) True
b) False