NU 503 Questions and Answers
2025/2026 Graded A+.
Which form of sociolinguistic inquiry seeks to understand the rules, mechanisms, and
structure of conversations and texts?
Discourse analysis
Which term is used to describe the way the members of a culture envision their world?
Emic perspective
What type of research focuses on the effects of gender domination and discrimination on
women?
Feminist
Which term is used to identify an intensive investigation conducted over an extended period
of time that focuses on a single entity?
Case study
What tool is central to the information gathering process required of phenomenologic-based
research?
In-depth interviews
T/F: Qualitative research involves an emergent design
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, true
T/F: Qualitative researchers are generally creative and rely on intuition in order to understand
the phenomenon being studies
true
T/F: Interpreted phenomenology focuses on describing the lived experiences
false
T/F: Critical theory requires an analysis of existing social structures
true
Which sampling strategy used for comparative sampling deliberately reduces the variation
within the sample?
Homogeneous
Which qualitative sampling strategy adds new cases based on changes in research
circumstances?
Opportunistic
T/F: Ethnography focuses on the culture of individual participants from an inflexible
perspective
False
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2025/2026 Graded A+.
Which form of sociolinguistic inquiry seeks to understand the rules, mechanisms, and
structure of conversations and texts?
Discourse analysis
Which term is used to describe the way the members of a culture envision their world?
Emic perspective
What type of research focuses on the effects of gender domination and discrimination on
women?
Feminist
Which term is used to identify an intensive investigation conducted over an extended period
of time that focuses on a single entity?
Case study
What tool is central to the information gathering process required of phenomenologic-based
research?
In-depth interviews
T/F: Qualitative research involves an emergent design
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, true
T/F: Qualitative researchers are generally creative and rely on intuition in order to understand
the phenomenon being studies
true
T/F: Interpreted phenomenology focuses on describing the lived experiences
false
T/F: Critical theory requires an analysis of existing social structures
true
Which sampling strategy used for comparative sampling deliberately reduces the variation
within the sample?
Homogeneous
Which qualitative sampling strategy adds new cases based on changes in research
circumstances?
Opportunistic
T/F: Ethnography focuses on the culture of individual participants from an inflexible
perspective
False
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