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QUESTION 49 1. John wants to engage in some research to look at how gender influences the ways in which people greet each other. He sets up a study to examine the small group interactions among people at college parties that he attends and the different ways that the men and women interact with each other. John is utilizing a __________ approach to looking at this issue. Conflict Capitalist Microsociological Social Darwinist Macrosociological   

Conflict

Capitalist

Microsociological

Social Darwinist

Macrosociological

QUESTION 50 1. This theorist posited a dialectical materialism model wherein he argued that every social system up to that point in history involved social classes consisting of those with power and resources and those without such things. This would inevitably create a struggle between these groups which would lead to revolution. This, in turn, would create an entirely new social system. Which social theorist does this sound like? Karl Marx Emile Durkheim W.E.B. Du Bois Max Weber Herbert Spencer

Karl Marx

Emile Durkheim

W.E.B. Du Bois

Max Weber

Herbert Spencer

QUESTION 51 1. Mark has already done his literature review and developed his hypotheses for his topic of the influence of social class on gender discrimination. His literature showed that those in upper social classes tend to experience less gender discrimination. As such he hypothesized that those in lower social classes will experience greater gender discrimination. However, he knows that many people who are in poverty are wary of discussing gender discrimination directly because it is such a hot-button social issue. Of all these, which will have the strongest influence on Mark's research design? The influence of social class on gender discrimination Upper social classes experience less gender discrimination Lower social classes will experience more gender discrimination Those in poverty being wary of discussing gender discrimination directly None of these will have an influence 1.82 points   

The influence of social class on gender discrimination
Upper social classes experience less gender discrimination
Lower social classes will experience more gender discrimination

QUESTION 52 1. Jenny is running an experiment where she is looking at the influence that marriage counseling has on the rate of divorce among couples. She has 30 couples and divides them into two groups of 15. One group of 15 is given marriage counseling, whereas the other group of 15 is not given marriage counseling. What is the group that receives no marriage counseling referred to as? Independent Variable Experimental Group Dependent Variable Control Group Research Group 1.82 points   

Independent Variable

Experimental Group

Dependent Variable

Control Group

Research Group

QUESTION 53 1. Technological innovation has created an entirely new type of data based on the sheer volume, velocity, and variety of data that is being produced every day through individual's use of technology. This is referred to as: Cumbersome Data Voluminous Data Macro-data Sociological Data Big Data 1.82 points

Cumbersome Data

Voluminous Data

Macro-data

Sociological Data

Big Data

QUESTION 54 1. In her research looking at empowerment among homeless youth, Ferguson, Kim, and McCoy analyzed data from focus groups of 20 young people at a homeless shelter. From this data they created a set of recommendations and hypotheses for those who wish to engage in similar future research. This is an example of: Deductive Approach Inductive Approach Sociological Approach Scientific Method Theorizing 1.82 points   

Deductive Approach

Inductive Approach

Sociological Approach

Scientific Method

Theorizing

QUESTION 55 1. Sudir Venkatesh engaged in a decade long research study of a gang in Chicago in which he lived with, observed, and interviewed the gang and its members. He noted that there were complex hierarchies and power issues that occurred (as well as many other issues) during his observations. In one instance he acted as "gang leader for a day" but claimed he did not engage in any illegal activities. This type of research design would be classified as: Survey Ethnography Content Analysis Psychoanalysis Experiments

Survey

Ethnography

Content Analysis

Psychoanalysis

Experiments

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• 49. Macrosociological approach.It refers to sociological approaches and methods that examine large-scale patterns and trends within the overall social structure, system, and population.
• 50.Karl Marx.Dialectical materialism is the world outlook of the Marxist-Leninist party. It is called dialectical materialism because its approach to the phenomena of nature, its method of studying and apprehending them, is dialectical, while its interpretation of the phenomena of nature, its conception of these phenomena, its theory, is materialistic.
• 51.The influence of social class on gender discrimination.
• 52. Control group.It is defined as the group in an experiment or study that does not receive treatment by the researchers and is then used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.
• 53. Big data.It refers to technologies and initiatives that involve data that is too diverse, fast-changing or massive for conventional technologies, skills and infra- structure to address efficiently.
• 54.Inductive approach.In an inductive approach to research, a researcher begins by collecting data that is relevant to his or her topic of interest. Once a substantial amount of data have been collected, the researcher will then take a breather from data collection, stepping back to get a bird’s eye view of her data.
• 55.Ethnography.It is the recording and analysis of a culture or society, usually based on participant-observation and resulting in a written account of a people, place or institution.