Sociology Research Skills (end of module quiz)

What do Sociologists (in general) want to do?

• to explore what we take for granted in society.

• to discover opinions and meanings behind the way people live.

• to explain how different parts of society work together.

• All of the above

BLANK see the world as made up things that can be tested and measured. BLANK like things that can be measured quantitatively.

• Positivists

• Interpretivists

• Bonjovists

BLANK the world as a socially constructed place. There are no ‘facts’. Knowledge is based on what people think.

• Positivists

• Interpretivists

• Bonjovists

What is qualitative data?

• A rare breed of parakeet that can mimic the voice of Morgan Freeman perfectly

• data that can be counted or measured in numerical values.

• the descriptive and conceptual findings collected through questionnaires, interviews, or observation.

• A 1993 album by Jon Bon Jovi

What is quantitative data?

• A state of being where one accepts the futility of all existence

• data that can be counted or measured in numerical values

• the descriptive and conceptual findings collected through questionnaires, interviews, or observation

• A traditional Welsh meal prepared only on the 3rd Saturday of April

Consent is a crucial part of ethical research

• True

• False

Which of the following can impact on the nature of ethics and consent?

• Class

• Race

• Gender

• All of the above

Is there a difference between ethical and legal?

• Yes

• No

All research must have pre-approved consent to be seen as legitimate

• True

• False

Objective is...

• your own bias and opinions, based on personal judgement, feelings, point of view, and “gut feelings”.

• Unbiased, impartial, verifiable facts, based on observations and measurements

• Work it Make it Do it Makes us

  Harder Better Faster Stronger

• All of the above