Quiz 1: Chapters 1 & 2

These are the correct answers for each question, I am going to combine them for later use (exams)

The American Sociological Association (ASA) is the major professional organization of sociologists in North America.  The ASA provides formal guidelines for conducting sociological research called __________________________.

Code of Ethics

Sociology is the scientific study of society and human behavior, but it is also be defined as the study of groups and group ________________________, societies and social interactions, from small and personal groups to very large groups.  

Interactions

C. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological ___________________ to study how society affects individuals.

Imagination

Field Research

This type of study involves the researcher immersing into the natural setting of an entire social community to observe and experience their everyday life and culture. The heart of the study focuses on how subjects view their social standing and how they understand themselves in relation to a social group. Potential places to study would be a small U.S. fishing town, an Inuit community, a village in Thailand, a Buddhist monastery, a private boarding school, or an amusement park. These places all have borders, and people live, work, study, or vacation within the borders. The folks are there for a certain reason, behave in certain ways, and respect certain cultural norms. A researcher commits to spending a determined amount of time studying every aspect of the chosen place, taking in as much as possible. According to your textbook, what do sociologists call this form of study?

Ethnography

Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?

Karl Marx

In a study, a group of ten-year old boys are fed doughnuts every morning for a week and then weighed to see how much weight they gained.  Which factor is the dependent variable?

Weight

__________________________ sociology uses statistical methods such as surveys with large numbers of participants.  Researchers analyze data using statistical techniques to see if they can uncover patterns of human behavior.  

Quantitative

A qualitative sociologist use all of the following but which item?  

Statistical

Value neutrality means striving to overcome personal biases, particularly subconscious biases, when analyzing data.  True or False?

True

If people are protesting, a _______________________ interactionist would focus on the interaction of the protesters and the messages on the signs.  

Symbolic

A _________________________ theorist studying a political protest might focus on the difference in social class.

Conflict

A group of people who live in a defined geographic area, who interact with one another, and who share a common culture is what sociologists call a _____________________.

Society

______________________ coined the term symbolic interactionism and suggested that humans interact with things based on meanings ascribed to those things.

Herbert Blumer

A measurement is considered _________________ if it actually measures what it was intended to measure.

Valid

Which materials are considered secondary data?

a. Responses from participants whom you both surveyed and interviewed

b. Photos and letters given to you by another person

c. Books and articles written by other authors about their studies

d. Information that you have gathered and now have included in your results

C

A random sample is an effective way to choose participants. Why?

Everyone has the same chance of being part of the study

Whats the first step of the scientific method?

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Sociologists are required to omit or distort data when sharing research findings. True or False?

False

With its systematic approach, this method has proven useful in shaping sociological studies. The ________________ provides a systematic, organized series of steps that help ensure objectivity and consistency in exploring a social problem. They provide the means for accuracy, reliability, and validity.

Scientific method

Sociologists are interested in the experiences of individuals and how those experiences are shaped by interactions with social groups and society. To a sociologist, an individual's personal decisions do not exist in a vacuum. According to your textbook, _____________________, social forces, and influences put pressure on people to select one choice over another. Therefore, sociologists try to identify these general patterns by examining the behavior of large groups of people living in the same society and experiencing the same societal pressures.

Cultural patterns