Sociology Paper 1 2012

Which of the following BEST describes sociology as a discipline?

• The systematic study if individual behaviour

• Experimental designs of human interaction

• The systematic study of human social behaviour

• An understanding of the way thongs are in society

Which of the following practical issues should a sociologist consider before doing research?

I. cost of research

II. Time required to do research

III. Access to information

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

A Major difference between the positivists and interpretivists is that positivists

• are microtheorists while interpretivists are macrotheorists

• use case studies while interpretivists use experiments

• use quantitative research methods while interpretivists use qualitative research methods

• study human behaviour using qualitative methods while interpretivists study human behaviour using quantitative methods

People make sense of their world through an understanding of everyday rules. This view is expressed by

• Marxists

• Feminists

• Functionalists

• Interactionists

Which of the following can be described as microperspectives?

I. Marxism

II. Functionalism

III. Interactionistism

IV. Ethnomethodology

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• III and IV only

Which of the following BEST characterizes longitudinal versus cross-sectional studies?

• secondary sources versus primary sources

• quantitative researxh versus qualitative research

• research over a long period of time versus research over a short period

• observation by participation versus multistage sampling of population

Which of the following are the MOST appropriate examples of primary sources?

I. diaries

II. government reports

III. unstructured interviews

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

Which of the following are the most appropriate examples secondary sources?

I. Questionnaires

II. Mass media

III. Historical documents

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

Which of the following methods would most likely be used in quantitative research?

• Case study

• structured interview

• unstructured interview

• participant observation

Which of the following thinkers are associated with the development of sociology in the Caribbean?

I. M.G Smith

II. Susan Craig

III. Anthony Giddens

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• I, II and III