Applied Social Research
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Course Introduction
Applied Social Research introduces students to the practical approaches and methodologies used to investigate real-world social issues. The course covers the design and implementation of research projects, including sampling strategies, data collection techniques (such as surveys, interviews, and observation), and ethical considerations. Students learn to analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data using relevant statistical and thematic analysis tools. Emphasizing the application of research findings to inform social policies and practices, the course prepares students to critically evaluate research and apply evidence-based solutions to address contemporary social challenges.
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Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences 9th Edition by Howard Lune
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) A researcher examines the naturally occurring language and meanings that people give to their life experiences with a focus on emotions,motivations,symbols,and empathy.What methodology is this researcher using?
A)Qualitative research
B)Triangulation
C)Chicago School symbolic interactionism
D)Iowa School symbolic interactionism
Answer: A
Q2) A researcher follows the principles of logical positivism,and seeks to create specific operational definitions of the concepts they test.The people and objects do not possess meaning independently,but rather,it is conferred upon them.What methodology is this researcher using?
A)Quantitative research
B)Triangulation
C)Chicago School symbolic interactionism
D)Iowa School symbolic interactionism
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Designing Qualitative Research
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Q1) The phase in data analysis in which you present your data in tally sheets and tables to understand patterns is
A)data reduction.
B)data display.
C)conclusion.
D)data dissemination.
Answer: B
Q2) Amanda,a graduate student in sociology,is studying gender and job prestige.She uses a sampling technique that requires every element of the entire population studied to be enumerated.Amanda is using A)simple random sampling.
B)probability sampling.
C)purposive sampling.
D)snowball sampling.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Ethical Issues
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Q1) Dr.Lucero moves into an apartment in a low-income neighborhood in Washington,D.C.He is interested in studying coping strategies of the working poor.He remains immersed in the neighborhood for a long period of time,watching and recording the activities of the residents without engaging in them.This situation is an example of
A)complete participant.
B)participant as observer.
C)observer as participant.
D)complete observer.
Answer: D
Q2) A researcher makes his or her intentions to study a group known,and then engages fully in the group's activities.This carries the risk of limiting rapport with original members of the group and "going native," or losing researcher objectivity through identification with the meanings of the group.What research role is the researcher taking on?
A)Complete participant
B)Participant as observer
C)Observer as participant
D)Complete observer
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: A Dramaturgical Look at Interviewing
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Q1) Dr.Addy is conducting an interview using Skype's instant message features.This situation is an example of
A)Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI).
B)Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI).
C)synchronous environments.
D)asynchronous environments.
Q2) When a researcher uses a program to randomly select a respondent phone number and types full accounts of the informant's response into a computer,it is called
A)Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI).
B)Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI).
C)Web-Based In-Depth Interviewing.
D)Email-Based In-Depth Interviewing.
Q3) Using email,message boards,or privately hosted bulletin posting areas to conduct an interview over the Web over a longer period of time with delays between responses is an example of
A)Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI).
B)Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI).
C)synchronous environments.
D)asynchronous environments.
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Chapter 5: Focus Group Interviewing
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Q1) What is the data collection instrument of a focus group called?
A)Question list
B)Survey
C)Moderator's guide
D)Group activity list
Q2) The information collected during the course of a focus group is ______________.
A)a collective brainstorm
B)raw data
C)a synergistic group effect
D)group think
Q3) When an interviewer has five focus groups of six participants each with a total of thirty people interviewed,how many cases of data does the researcher have?
A)1
B)5
C)6
D)30
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Chapter 6: Ethnographic Field Strategies
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Q1) When should field notes be recorded?
A)Before an encounter with a subject
B)During an excursion into the field
C)During a chance meeting with a research subject
D)Immediately following any contact with subjects
Q2) Dr.Vila is completing an ethnography on a local soccer club,and he likens the members to a group of fraternity brothers.This situation is an example of a A)typology.
B)sociogram.
C)metaphor.
D)nomination.
Q3) A systematic method for classifying similar events,actions,objects,people,or places into discrete groupings is called A)typology.
B)sociogram.
C)metaphor. D)nomination.
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Chapter 7: Participatory Action Research
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Q1) Dr.Lindstrom is conducting an analysis of collected data on leadership structures in a school district.Which question(s)will she ask to focus in on specific actors,events,and activities that relate to the problems or issues at hand?
A)What and how
B)Why
C)Who,where,when
D)Whether
Q2) What is a key difference between action research and participant observation?
A)Action research has validity checks throughout,while participant observation does not.
B)Action research has measurable variables,while participant observation does not.
C)Action research shares the results with others,while participant observation does not.
D)Action research asks research questions,while participant observation does not.
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Chapter 8: Unobtrusive Measures in Research
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Q1) An underutilized type of private archival material used in research is the A)letter.
B)diary.
C)autobiography.
D)blog.
Q2) Studying tombstones to create social comparisons between cemetery structure and social structure is an example of A)official documentary records. B)accretion.
C)physical erosion.
D)archival strategies.
Q3) Using the wear down of tiles in a museum to estimate the popularity of certain exhibits is an example of A)official documentary records. B)accretion.
C)physical erosion.
D)archival strategies.
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Chapter 9: Social Historical Research and Oral Traditions
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Q1) A Web site run by a nonprofit company that seeks to identify and archive billions of Web pages to help researchers seek historical information on a variety of topics and areas is called
A)Internet Archive.
B)Slave Narratives from the Federal Writer's Project.
C)What Did You Do in the War,Grandma?
D)Hogan Jazz Archive.
Q2) Researchers who use in-depth interviewing as one line of action paired with concepts of history to create a full account that extrapolates the author's motive is a technique called
A)construction of a life history.
B)historical research.
C)historiography.
D)history.
Q3) Which term can be considered a synonym for internal criticism?
A)Genuine
B)Reliable
C)Legitimate
D)Valid
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Chapter 10: Case Studies
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Q1) Which type of case study studies one research entity at two time points separated by a critical event?
A)Snapshot case study
B)Longitudinal case study
C)Pre-post case study
D)Comparative case study
Q2) Which research design uses pattern-matching techniques to examine a plurality of influences in a case study with the goal of analyzing the many factors that build a causal explanation for the case?
A)Exploratory case study
B)Explanatory case study
C)Descriptive case study
D)Embedded case study
Q3) To be called a case study,the research project must be
A)one instance of a broader category of events.
B)systematically recapturing nuances of the past orally.
C)a study of a small group of individuals sharing common characteristics.
D)covert observation of a large corporation.
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Chapter 11: An Introduction to Content Analysis
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Q1) Dr.Paul is examining Nazi propaganda and examines the use of the word "danger" in relation to the sentiment of the sentence on Jews.Dr.Paul is examining which unit of analysis?
A)Semantics
B)Characters
C)Concepts
D)Items
Q2) Juliette,a sociology student,is conducting a content analysis of her college newspaper.She has a wide number of coding categories and carefully and minutely records each concept,making notes as she goes.This situation is an example of which type of coding?
A)Open coding
B)Coding by topic
C)Descriptive coding
D)Analytic coding
Q3) Which type of coding has the goal of developing concepts?
A)Open coding
B)Coding by topic
C)Descriptive coding
D)Analytic coding
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Chapter 12: Writing Research: Finding Meaning in Data
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Q1) Jose is working on his research article on views of legalized marijuana.He is writing about his focus groups and how he collected the data so that other researchers could potentially replicate the method.Jose is working on which aspect of the methodology section?
A)Analysis techniques
B)Subjects
C)Data
D)Setting
Q2) Which section of a research paper is a brief summary of the most important and interesting research findings of the study?
A)Title
B)Abstract
C)Introduction
D)Literature review
Q3) When identifying a purpose,and preparing to present one's study,what is a crucial piece?
A)Coining new terms to accommodate a given audience
B)Informing the scientific community
C)Understanding the audience
D)Placing the researcher in a central role
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