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(1)
When planning to do social research, it is better to:
[A]
Approach the topic with an open mind
[B]
Do a pilot study before getting stuck into it
[C]
Be familiar with the literature on the topic
[D]
Forget about theory because this is a very practical undertaking can't have one without the other
Answer: Be familiar with the literature on the topic
(2)
A deductive theory is one that:
[A]
Allows theory to emerge out of the data
[B]
Involves testing an explicitly defined hypothesis
[C]
Allows for findings to feed back into the stock of knowledge
[D]
Uses qualitative methods whenever possible
Answer: Involves testing an explicitly defined hypothesis
(3)
Why is data analysis concerned with data reduction?
[A]
Because far too much data is collected than is required
[B]
Because we need to make sense of the data
[C]
Because of the repetitions in answers to questionnaires
[D]
Because the sample size has been exceeded
Answer: Because we need to make sense of the data
(4)
What is a key informant?
[A]
A group member who helps the ethnographer gain access to relevant people/events
[B]
A senior level member of the organisation whore fuses to allow researchers into it
[C]
A participant who appears to be helpful but then blows the researcher's cover
[D]
Someone who cuts keys to help the ethnographer gain access to a building
Answer: A group member who helps the ethnographer gain access to relevant people/events
(5)
What is the name of the role adopted by an ethnographer who joins in with the group's activities but admits to being a researcher?
[A]
Complete participant
[B]
Participant-as-observer
[C]
Observer-as-participant
[D]
Complete observer
Answer: Participant-as-observer
(6)
What is the difference between "scratch notes" and "full field notes"?
[A]
Scratch notes are just key words and phrases, rather than lengthy descriptions
[B]
Full field notes are quicker and easier to write than scratch notes
[C]
Scratch notes are written at the end of the day rather than during key events
[D]
Full field notes do not involve the researcher scratching their head while thinking
Answer: Scratch notes are just key words and phrases, rather than lengthy descriptions
(7)
Which of the following makes qualitative interviewing distinct from structured interviewing?
[A]
The procedure is less standardized
[B]
"Rambling" off the topic is not a problem
[C]
The researcher seeks rich, detailed answers
[D]
All of the above
(8)
Which of the following is not a type of qualitative interview?
[A]
Unstructured interview
[B]
Oral history interview
[C]
Structured interview
[D]
Focus group interview
Answer: Structured interview
(9)
Why is it helpful to prepare an interview guide before conducting semi-structured interviews?
[A]
So that the data from different interviewees will be comparable and relevant to your research questions
[B]
So that you can calculate the statistical significance of the results
[C]
In order to allow participants complete control over the topics they discuss
[D]
To make the sample more representative
Answer: So that the data from different interviewees will be comparable and relevant to your research questions
(10)
What can you do to reduce the time consuming nature of transcribing interviews?
[A]
Use a transcribing machine
[B]
Employ someone to transcribe for you
[C]
Transcribe only selected parts of the interviews
[D]
All of the above
(11)
Which of the following is an advantage of qualitative interviewing relative to participant observation?
[A]
It allows you to find out about issues that are resistant to observation
[B]
It is more biased and value-laden
[C]
It is more likely to create reactive effects
[D]
None of the above
Answer: It allows you to find out about issues that are resistant to observation
(12)
What is the purpose of the conclusion in a research report?
[A]
It explains how concepts were operationally defined and measured
[B]
It contains a useful review of the relevant literature
[C]
It outlines the methodological procedures that were employed
[D]
It summarizes the key findings in relation to the research questions
Answer: It summarizes the key findings in relation to the research questions
(13)
Probability sampling is rarely used in qualitative research because:
[A]
Qualitative researchers are not trained in statistics
[B]
It is very old-fashioned
[C]
It is often not feasible
[D]
Research questions are more important than sampling
Answer: It is often not feasible
(14)
The minimum sample size for qualitative interviewing is:
[A]
30
[B]
31
[C]
60
[D]
It's hard to say
(15)
Apart from people, what else can purposive sampling be used for?
[A]
Documents
[B]
Timing of events
[C]
Context
[D]
All of the above
(16)
Which of the following is a problem associated with survey research?
[A]
The problem of objectivity
[B]
The problem of "going native"
[C]
The problem of omission
[D]
The problem of robustness
Answer: The problem of omission
(17)
Which of the following is not a type of sampling used in structured observation?
[A]
Focal sampling
[B]
Scan sampling
[C]
Emotional sampling
[D]
Behaviour sampling
Answer: Emotional sampling
(18)
What is a research design?
[A]
A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory
[B]
The choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods
[C]
The style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph
[D]
A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data
Answer: A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data
(19)
What is a cross-sectional design?
[A]
A study of one particular section of society, e.g. the middle classes
[B]
One that is devised when the researcher is in a bad mood
[C]
The collection of data from more than one case at one moment in time
[D]
A comparison of two or more variables over a long period of time
Answer: The collection of data from more than one case at one moment in time
(20)
What is a 'grand theory'?
[A]
One that was proposed by one of the major theorists in the sociological tradition
[B]
One that is highly abstract and makes broad generalizations about the social world
[C]
An intermediate level explanation of observed regularities
[D]
A particularly satisfactory theory that makes the researcher feel happy
Answer: One that is highly abstract and makes broad generalizations about the social world
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