SOCIAL PROBLEMS CONTINUITY AND
CHANGE 2ND EDITION BARKAN SCRIPT
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ variable
Answer: is any measurable event, characteristic, or property that
varies or is subject to change.
◉ hypothesis
Answer: a prediction or educated guess about how one variable is
related to another variable.
◉ dependent variable
Answer: is the variable that researchers want to explain; the
variable of interest.
◉ independent variable
Answer: the variable that is expected to explain change in the
dependent variable
◉ experiments
Answer: involve manipulating the independent variable to
determine how it affects the dependent variable. Strength:
, provides evidence for causal relationships. Weakness: conducted
on small samples
◉ survey research
Answer: a research method that involves eliciting information
from respondents through questions. Strengths: can be
generalized to a larger population.
◉ sample
Answer: a portion of the population, selected to be representative
so that the information from the sample can be generalized to a
larger population.
◉ field research
Answer: research that involves observing and studying social
behavior in settings in which it occurs naturally. Strengths: data
readily accessible. Weakness: limited to the data already collected.
◉ social movement
Answer: an organized group of individuals with a common
purpose to either promote or resists social change through
collective action
◉ negative informal sanction
Answer: an expression of disapproval for breaking a norm,
ranging from mild, informal reaction such as a frown
CHANGE 2ND EDITION BARKAN SCRIPT
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ variable
Answer: is any measurable event, characteristic, or property that
varies or is subject to change.
◉ hypothesis
Answer: a prediction or educated guess about how one variable is
related to another variable.
◉ dependent variable
Answer: is the variable that researchers want to explain; the
variable of interest.
◉ independent variable
Answer: the variable that is expected to explain change in the
dependent variable
◉ experiments
Answer: involve manipulating the independent variable to
determine how it affects the dependent variable. Strength:
, provides evidence for causal relationships. Weakness: conducted
on small samples
◉ survey research
Answer: a research method that involves eliciting information
from respondents through questions. Strengths: can be
generalized to a larger population.
◉ sample
Answer: a portion of the population, selected to be representative
so that the information from the sample can be generalized to a
larger population.
◉ field research
Answer: research that involves observing and studying social
behavior in settings in which it occurs naturally. Strengths: data
readily accessible. Weakness: limited to the data already collected.
◉ social movement
Answer: an organized group of individuals with a common
purpose to either promote or resists social change through
collective action
◉ negative informal sanction
Answer: an expression of disapproval for breaking a norm,
ranging from mild, informal reaction such as a frown
