Jane is a sociologist who prefers to conduct research that focuses on small groups such as individual families and children living in group home residential facilities. Which type of analysis does Jane prefer?
a. quantitative
b. qualitative
c. microlevel
d. macrolevel
Researchers who use data collected by the FBI and published as the UCR (Uniform Crime Report) are using which of the following?
a. evolutionary methodology
b. field research
c. survey research
d. secondary analysis of existing data
Deborah is studying the effects violent video games have on youth by observing children after they have played video games to see if their behavior is more violent as a result of gaming.
Deborah is using which kind of research in her study?
a. field research
b. survey research
c. labeling theory
d. subculture of violence hypothesis
Population began doubling within a single decade during the 19________.
A) 70s
B) 60s
C) 50s
D) 80s
Each of the following are a problem associated with population growth, EXCEPT:
A) forests and many species are disappearing
B) life expectancy is diminishing
C) farmland is eroding
D) water is diminishing
E) cities are overcrowded
In order to conduct a study of population growth among various religious and ethnic groups, Walter collects U.S. Census Bureau data for analysis. Walter is using which of the following for his research?
a. primary observational data
b. secondary analysis of existing data
c. secondary analysis of observational data
d. primary field notes
What government intervention led to the creation of edge cities?
A) Tax incentives to create tall buildings for scenic skyscapes.
B) The tax-free economic zones created to draw business.
C) The building of freeways around cities.
D) The elimination of public housing in inner cities.
The informal economy refers to ________.
A) work for illegal immigrants
B) pornography on the web
C) semi-independent menial or service jobs
D) all of the above
African American segregation in cities is lessening due to ________.
A) new immigrants moving into African American areas of cities
B) desegregation policies created in the 1960s
C) an upwardly mobile large middle class within African American communities
D) all of the above
The problem with highrise public housing has been ________.
A) there were not enough poor to fill the homes
B) they provide attractive grounds for criminals
C) inter-ethnic conflicts between new immigrants and African Americans
D) too many people living in one apartment
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