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Class 11 Sociology Chapter 4 Sociological Methods Quiz 4 (25 MCQs)

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1. Sociological research isn't generally as reliable as research in the natural sciences (physics, biology, chemistry, etc.).
2. ..... (also sometimes called fieldwork) is a way of researching which tries to achieve a detailed, in-depth understanding of a group of people or of a social situation
3. Some methods may put the researcher in a ..... situation.
4. Fill in the blank:All participants must have openly agreed to take part. This is known as .....
5. Large-scale case studies can also be used as pilot studies to allow a researcher to develop hypotheses, test data-collection methods and identify potential problems in preparation for a larger study.
6. Sociologists often specialise in different fields of the subject and therefore will often choose a topic that they have experience or knowledge of. For example, Steve Bruce specialises in .....
7. According to Robert K. Merton "four sets of institutional imperatives taken to comprise the ethos of modern science are:
8. Interpretivist sociology looks at the .....
9. Asking people about their attitudes to an event a long time afterwards often isn't valid. People change their views over time, and may alter their description of the past in the light of their current beliefs.
10. Covert methods are seen as unethical because:
11. True or False:Concepts and ideas in sociology are always easily explained or measured.
12. Interpretivists use methods that let them discover the meanings, motives, and reasons behind human behaviour and social interaction. Name one such method.
13. This type of research studies the characteristics of a particular group or 'case'.
14. Which of the following is true concerning causation?
15. What type of questions would you want to use in a survey so that the results could be precisely measured, easily compared, large numbers could be collected, and statistical techniques could be used to make sense of the data?
16. Secondary data sources include official statistics, diaries, letters, memoirs, emails, TV documentaries and newspapers.
17. Reviewing the field is useful because:
18. Fill in the blank:Humphreys posed as someone who watches ..... acts for a sexual thrill.
19. What is meant by the term 'representativeness'?
20. Give one reason why research may not be valid.
21. Beekeepers never get this level of interest from sociologists.
22. Even reliable data isn't always valid. For example, you could use unemployment statistics to measure how many people don't work. This wouldn't give a true picture, because these statistics don't include students who don't work, or people who are unable to work.
23. You can always get access to the group you want to study.
24. Your values don't influence the collection of the data (though they might influence the original research). Your values can get in the way of how you analyse the data.
25. Reliable research can be ..... to get the same results. Reliable data is data that another researcher would be able to get by using the exact same methods.
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