SOCW 238 Chapter 2

Which of the following best describes a paradigm?

• A theory

• A literature review

• A research methodology

• A world view

• An argument

This paradigm examines social inequality and emphasizes the role of power in human relations

• Interpretive

• Constructivism

• Critical

• Positivist

• Pragmatic

Which of the following descriptors characterizes Indigenous knowledges?

• Diverse learning processes that come from living intimately with the land

• They include physical, social, and spiritual relationships

• They are based on oral tradition, ceremony, and cultural practices

• A and B

• All of the above

The pragmatic paradigm focusses on_____, while the critical paradigm focuses on ____.

• Objective reality; multiple individual reconstructions

• Finding a solution that works; praxis

• Social constructions; objectivity and truth

• Universal laws; power in social relationships

•     Understanding and emancipation; human-centred approaches

Theoretical frameworks are _____, whereas theories are _____.

• Perspectives based on core assumptions; a set of explanatory propositions

• A set of explanatory propositions; perspectives based on core assumptions

•     Interdisciplinary meta-explanations; narrow individual explanations

• Narrow individual explanations; interdisciplinary meta-explanations

•     Macro-level approaches; micro-level approaches

A peer-reviewed journal article is an example of which of the following?

• A popular press publication

• A magazine

• A periodical

•   A non-refereed source

• An editorial

In an online dating profile, marital status is considered which of the following?

• A proposition

• A variable

• A hypothesis

• A theory

• A research statement

A deductive approach begins with observations and ends with the discovery of patterns and themes.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements best distinguishes between inductive and deductive reasoning?

• Induction starts with observations; deduction starts with theory

• Deduction is a bottom-up process; induction is a top-down process

• Induction starts with theory; deduction starts with observations

• Inductive ends with empirical generalizations based on research findings

• A and B