LSU SOCIOLOGY 2001 LATEST
FINAL EXAM
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
indicator - ANSWERS-measurable event, characteristic, or behavior commonly
thought to reflect a particular concept
QUESTION 2
moral entrepenuers - ANSWERS-groups that work to have their moral concerns
translated into law
QUESTION 3
nonparticipant observation - ANSWERS-form of research where the researcher
observes people without directly interacting with them and without letting them
know they're being observed
QUESTION 4
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FINAL EXAM
probabilistic - ANSWERS-capable only of identifying those forces that have a high
likelihood, but not a certainty, of influencing human action
QUESTION 5
reactivity - ANSWERS-a problem associated with certain forms of research in
which the very act of intruding into people's lives may influence the phenomenon
being studied
QUESTION 6
representative - ANSWERS-typical of the whole population being studied
QUESTION 7
sample - ANSWERS-subgroup chosen for a study because its characteristics
approximate
QUESTION 8
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FINAL EXAM
self-fulfilling prophecy - ANSWERS-assumption or prediction that in itself causes
the expected event to occur, thus seeming to confirm the prophecy's accuracy
QUESTION 9
social construction of reality - ANSWERS-members of a society discover, make
known, reaffirm and alter a collective version of facts, knowledge and "truth"
QUESTION 10
spurious relationship - ANSWERS-a false association between two variables that
is actually due to the effect of some third variable
QUESTION 11
theory - ANSWERS-set of statements that seek to explain/predict a particular
aspect of social life
QUESTION 12
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FINAL EXAM
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
indicator - ANSWERS-measurable event, characteristic, or behavior commonly
thought to reflect a particular concept
QUESTION 2
moral entrepenuers - ANSWERS-groups that work to have their moral concerns
translated into law
QUESTION 3
nonparticipant observation - ANSWERS-form of research where the researcher
observes people without directly interacting with them and without letting them
know they're being observed
QUESTION 4
END OF
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, LSU SOCIOLOGY 2001 LATEST
FINAL EXAM
probabilistic - ANSWERS-capable only of identifying those forces that have a high
likelihood, but not a certainty, of influencing human action
QUESTION 5
reactivity - ANSWERS-a problem associated with certain forms of research in
which the very act of intruding into people's lives may influence the phenomenon
being studied
QUESTION 6
representative - ANSWERS-typical of the whole population being studied
QUESTION 7
sample - ANSWERS-subgroup chosen for a study because its characteristics
approximate
QUESTION 8
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, LSU SOCIOLOGY 2001 LATEST
FINAL EXAM
self-fulfilling prophecy - ANSWERS-assumption or prediction that in itself causes
the expected event to occur, thus seeming to confirm the prophecy's accuracy
QUESTION 9
social construction of reality - ANSWERS-members of a society discover, make
known, reaffirm and alter a collective version of facts, knowledge and "truth"
QUESTION 10
spurious relationship - ANSWERS-a false association between two variables that
is actually due to the effect of some third variable
QUESTION 11
theory - ANSWERS-set of statements that seek to explain/predict a particular
aspect of social life
QUESTION 12
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