SOCI331 Research Methods for Sociology

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Question 1 of 25
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Professor Wang wonders whether all grandparents act alike or whether there are different roles associated with grandparenting. According to the Lofland et. al., Wang should focus on _________ in order to determine whether there are different types of grandparenting roles.
 A.frequencies

 B.causes

 C.processes

 D.structures *

 E.case-oriented analysis


Question 2 of 25
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Professor Wang decided to look at whether grandparents who have grandchildren living with them later obtain custody of the grandchildren and then later adopt the grandchildren, Wang would be looking at:
 A.frequencies

 B.causes

 C.processes *
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 D.structures

 E.magnitudes


Question 3 of 25
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Which of the following is TRUE of variable-oriented analysis?
 A.It is similar to the idiographic model of explanation

 B.It assumes that the researcher can predict every individual's behavior

 C.It assumes that the researcher can explain one person's motivations in full

 D.It provides a partial overall explanation using a relatively few number of variables *

 E.All of these choices are true


Question 4 of 25
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Which of the following statements is TRUE about the grounded theory method?
 A.It is similar to case-oriented analysis

 B.It is similar to variable-oriented analysis

 C.It is similar to cross-case analysis *

 D.It is a deductive technique

 E.None of these choices are true


Question 5 of 25
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Professor Cay notes that respondent Mary Ginger is a 54 year old grandmother who has two grandchildren living in her household. Neither of the grandchildren's parents live with them although Mary is the maternal grandmother. Cay also learns that Ginger had to quit her job in order to stay home with the young grandchildren because Ginger feared leaving the two youngsters with a baby-sitter or in child care. Two of Ginger's friends were dealing with similar situations and a third friend was considering whether to obtain custody of her grandchild. Thus, Cay learned that Ginger wasn't feeling "alone" in caring for her grandchildren. Using this information alone, it sounds like Professor Cay is doing
 A.a case-oriented nomothetic analysis

 B.a case-oriented idiographic analysis

 C.a variable-oriented nomothetic analysis

 D.a variable-oriented idiographic analysis

 E.a cross-case analysis


Question 6 of 25
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If Cay, from the prior question, used the information that she obtained from Ginger and began to talk with other grandparents who parent their grandchildren to learn how their experiences influenced their lives and career choices, Cay would be doing
 A.semiotics

 B.cross-case analysis

 C.theory

 D.case-oriented analysis

 E.conversation analysis


Question 7 of 25
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The grounded theory method begins with
 A.hypotheses

 B.patterns

 C.observations *

 D.theory

 E.hypotheses or patterns or observations or theory; it does not matter


Question 8 of 25
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Professor Dahl was using Nvivo for an analysis of relationships. Dahl created a node called "friendship" and then created a node called "same-sex" and another node called "opposite-sex" under "friendship." Dahl was creating
 A.tree nodes

 B.free nodes

 C.memoing

 D.concept mapping

 E.semiotic analysis


Question 9 of 25
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Which of the following is NOT a sign system used in semiotics?
 A.language

 B.music

 C.mathematics

 D.etiquette

 E.all of these choices are sign systems


Question 10 of 25
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Which of the following is NOT one of the four stages of the constant comparative method?
 A.Comparing incidents applicable to each category

 B.Integrating categories and their properties

 C.Delimiting the theory

 D.Writing theory

 E.All of these choices are stages in the constant comparative method


Question 11 of 25
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Which of the following statements is (are) FALSE regarding semiotic analysis?
 A.There is no meaning inherent in any sign

 B.Language is the only sign system of interest to those doing semiotic analysis

 C.Meanings reside in minds

 D.Semiotics is concerned with our agreements about meanings

 E.All of these choices are true regarding semiotic analysis


Question 12 of 25
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Professor Lip was interested in why grandparents went to court to obtain custody of their grandchildren. One of the grandparents that Lip talked with commented on the issue of "parental neglect" of the grandchild. Once the issue of neglect had been identified, Lip began to notice that other grandparents also used the concept of "parental neglect" to explain why they had a legal relationship with their grandchild. Lip was
 A.Comparing incidents applicable to each category

 B.Integrating categories and their properties

 C.Delimiting the theory

 D.Writing theory

 E.All of these choices are true


Question 13 of 25
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In reading Court decisions, Professor Wofford notices that the decisions typically discuss the "rational male." Wofford begins to write notes in which she ruminates about the notion of the rational male as well as why the concept of the rational female is not mentioned. Wofford's memos are
 A.code notes

 B.operational notes

 C.theoretical notes

 D.integrating memos

 E.all of these choices are true



Question 14 of 25
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Code notes are used to:
 A.cover reflections about the dimensions of concepts

 B.cover relationships among concepts

 C.identify the code labels and their meanings

 D.discuss the deeper meanings of concepts

 E.all of these choice are true about code notes


Question 15 of 25
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Which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
 A.Concept mapping is appropriate for qualitative analysis only

 B.Concept mapping can be used for either quantitative or qualitative analysis

 C.Concept mapping is appropriate for quantitative analysis only

 D.Computers cannot be used for qualitative research

 E.Memos should only be used in qualitative research


Question 16 of 25
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Qualitative researchers DO NOT use the computer to
 A.record and store data

 B."find" or "search" text for passages containing key words

 C.typing code words alongside passages in your notes so that they can later search for those keywords.

 D.analyze data

 E.qualitative researchers use the computer to do all these choices


Question 17 of 25
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Which of the following is NOT a fundamental assumption of conversation analysis?
 A.Conversation is a socially structured activity

 B.Conversations include established rules of behavior

 C.Conversation must be understood contextually

 D.It is important to understand that the same utterance should have the same meaning in a different context for communication to take place

 E.All of these choices are fundamental assumptions of conversation analysis


Question 18 of 25
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To make sense out of your data Lofland and his colleagues suggest looking for patterns. Which of the following is NOT a pattern that they suggest looking for?
 A.frequencies

 B.magnitudes

 C.causes

 D.consequences

 E.All of these choices are suggested by Lofland and his colleagues


Question 19 of 25
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Axial coding aims at
 A.the initial classification and labeling of concepts

 B.identifying the central code in the study to which all others are linked

 C.identifying the core concepts in the study

 D.comparing incident applicable to each category

 E.delimiting theory


Question 20 of 25
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The best advice for writing memos is that
 A.you should write memos throughout the data collection process

 B.you should write memos throughout the data analysis process

 C.you should remember that writing memos is a linear process

 D.you should write memos throughout the data collection and data analysis process

 E.you should remember that writing memos is a linear process and that memos should be written beginning with data collection and ending with data analysis


Question 21 of 25
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Qualitative research is undertaken for descriptive purposes never for explanatory purposes.

 A. True
 B. False



Question 22 of 25
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The utility of case-oriented analysis is the fact that one case can make theory.

 A. True
 B. False



Question 23 of 25
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Reporting that the superintendent of schools in a particular schools district participated in your project is okay because readers cannot identify the subject.

 A. True
 B. False



Question 24 of 25
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The search for the intentional or unintentional meanings attached to signs is called semiotics.

 A. True *
 B. False



Question 25 of 25
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Concept mapping is appropriate for both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

 A. True *
 B. False

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