Crash Course Sociology #3 and #4 Review

What is positivism in sociology?

• A belief in optimism

• A method of studying phenomena through direct observation

• A theory based on personal beliefs

• A subjective approach.

What is quantitative research?

• A) Study of observable relationships using the scientific method

• B) Study of qualitative data

• C) Study of historical events

• D) Study of fictional stories.

• A) It stays the same

• B) It decreases

• C) It is pulled way up by the one rich person

• D) It is pulled way down by the one rich person.

Why might interpretative sociologists use interviews?

• To gather quantitative data

• To understand subjects' perspectives

• To perform statistical analysis

• To develop new technologies.

What are the three main approaches to Sociological Research?

• Positivistic, interpretative and critical sociology

• Empirical, practical and theoretical sociology

• Qualitative, quartile and quantitative sociology

• Historical, contemporary and futuristic sociology

What is a variable?

• A constant value

• Something that can take on many different values

• A fixed number

• A mathematical equation.

Which of the following statements is true about correlation?

• It always implies causation

• It can be misinterpreted as causation

• It is unrelated to causation

• It is the same as causation.

In survey research, what is a smaller group that represents the population called?

• Sample

• Population

• Census

• Group

What is another name for participant observation research in Sociology called?

• Survey

• Experiment

• Ethnography

• Hypothesis

The documentation of lived experience in participant observation provides insights that cannot be gained from what?

• Experiments

• Surveys

• Statistics

• Interviews