SCMA 2040 TEST WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
In the 1980s, several feminist social researchers maintained that _____ was
incompatible with feminist ideals.
A) constructionism
B) qualitative research
C) quantitative research
D) the idea of Verstehen - ANSWER C)quantitative research
george herbert mead _____
a) wrote that the study of social facts requires that all "preconceptions must
be eradicated"
b) did a study of "riverside" in east london (england) to determine how the
residents perceived the criminal activity in their neighbourhood
c) was one of the founders of symbolic interactionism
d) none of the above is correct - ANSWER c) was one of the founders of
symbolic interactionism
which of the following is an example of a theory of the middle range?
A) postmodernism
B) durkheim's theory of suicide
,C) structural functionalism
D) symbolic interactionist theory - ANSWER B)Durkheim's theory of suicide
the principle of empiricism maintains that _____
a) social action should be interpreted from the point of view of the actors
b) there are really no differences between "scientific" statements and
"moral" statements
c) only phenomena perceivable through the senses should be accepted as
knowledge
d) it is impossible to achieve both objectivity and intersubjectivity at the
same time - ANSWER c) only phenomena perceivable through the senses
should be accepted as knowledge
the process: theory => hypothesis => data collection => findings =>
hypothesis confirmed or rejected typifies the _____ approach to social
research.
A) constructivist
B) inductive
C) interpretivist
D) deductive - ANSWER D) deductive
Social research arises from which of the following motives?
A) A desire to solve a social problem
B) A desire to test the adequacy of a theory
,C) The need to gather information to create theories
D) All of the above are correct - ANSWER D) All of the above are correct
"People who skip classes tend to do poorly on exams, especially in
upper-year courses." This is an example of a(n) _____
A) epistemological statement
B) theory of the middle range
C) deterministic statement
D) probabilistic statement - ANSWER D) probabilistic statement
The process: 'Observations/findings --> Theory' typifies the ________ approach
to social research.
A)inductive
B)deductive
C)objectivist
D)grand theory - ANSWER A)inductive
Verstehen, as used by sociologists, refers to ________.
A)the belief that scientific understandings must be based on sensory data
B)the idea that stigma or a 'social stain' may be hard for certain individuals in
society to eradicate
C)the notion that there are no facts, only interpretations
D)empathetic understanding - ANSWER D)empathetic understanding
Intersubjectivity refers to ________.
, A)the idea that one subject's view of reality is as good as any other
B)the claim that independent observers of a phenomenon, even observers
with different values, should be able to reach the same conclusions
C)the interactions that subjects have with each other
D)the belief, held by interpretive social scientists, that the subject him/herself
creates meaning through symbolic interaction - ANSWER B)the claim that
independent observers of a phenomenon, even observers with different
values, should be able to reach the same conclusions
Lifeguards are given a written test on water safety and rescue, and then a
second test in which they have to dive into a pool and perform a rescue
maneuver. If the people who score highly on the written test also score
highly on the second test, ________ has been established.
A)internal validity
B)convergent invalidity
C)internal reliability
D)convergent validity - ANSWER D)convergent validity
Qualitative researchers sometimes criticize people who do quantitative
research because they ________.
A)use an interpretivist epistemology
B)assume a constructionist ontology
C)assume an objectivist ontology
D)use an interpretivist ontology - ANSWER C)assume an objectivist ontology
COMPLETE SOLUTION
In the 1980s, several feminist social researchers maintained that _____ was
incompatible with feminist ideals.
A) constructionism
B) qualitative research
C) quantitative research
D) the idea of Verstehen - ANSWER C)quantitative research
george herbert mead _____
a) wrote that the study of social facts requires that all "preconceptions must
be eradicated"
b) did a study of "riverside" in east london (england) to determine how the
residents perceived the criminal activity in their neighbourhood
c) was one of the founders of symbolic interactionism
d) none of the above is correct - ANSWER c) was one of the founders of
symbolic interactionism
which of the following is an example of a theory of the middle range?
A) postmodernism
B) durkheim's theory of suicide
,C) structural functionalism
D) symbolic interactionist theory - ANSWER B)Durkheim's theory of suicide
the principle of empiricism maintains that _____
a) social action should be interpreted from the point of view of the actors
b) there are really no differences between "scientific" statements and
"moral" statements
c) only phenomena perceivable through the senses should be accepted as
knowledge
d) it is impossible to achieve both objectivity and intersubjectivity at the
same time - ANSWER c) only phenomena perceivable through the senses
should be accepted as knowledge
the process: theory => hypothesis => data collection => findings =>
hypothesis confirmed or rejected typifies the _____ approach to social
research.
A) constructivist
B) inductive
C) interpretivist
D) deductive - ANSWER D) deductive
Social research arises from which of the following motives?
A) A desire to solve a social problem
B) A desire to test the adequacy of a theory
,C) The need to gather information to create theories
D) All of the above are correct - ANSWER D) All of the above are correct
"People who skip classes tend to do poorly on exams, especially in
upper-year courses." This is an example of a(n) _____
A) epistemological statement
B) theory of the middle range
C) deterministic statement
D) probabilistic statement - ANSWER D) probabilistic statement
The process: 'Observations/findings --> Theory' typifies the ________ approach
to social research.
A)inductive
B)deductive
C)objectivist
D)grand theory - ANSWER A)inductive
Verstehen, as used by sociologists, refers to ________.
A)the belief that scientific understandings must be based on sensory data
B)the idea that stigma or a 'social stain' may be hard for certain individuals in
society to eradicate
C)the notion that there are no facts, only interpretations
D)empathetic understanding - ANSWER D)empathetic understanding
Intersubjectivity refers to ________.
, A)the idea that one subject's view of reality is as good as any other
B)the claim that independent observers of a phenomenon, even observers
with different values, should be able to reach the same conclusions
C)the interactions that subjects have with each other
D)the belief, held by interpretive social scientists, that the subject him/herself
creates meaning through symbolic interaction - ANSWER B)the claim that
independent observers of a phenomenon, even observers with different
values, should be able to reach the same conclusions
Lifeguards are given a written test on water safety and rescue, and then a
second test in which they have to dive into a pool and perform a rescue
maneuver. If the people who score highly on the written test also score
highly on the second test, ________ has been established.
A)internal validity
B)convergent invalidity
C)internal reliability
D)convergent validity - ANSWER D)convergent validity
Qualitative researchers sometimes criticize people who do quantitative
research because they ________.
A)use an interpretivist epistemology
B)assume a constructionist ontology
C)assume an objectivist ontology
D)use an interpretivist ontology - ANSWER C)assume an objectivist ontology
