WorksheetsSOCW 238 Chapter 2
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
