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Question 51

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?

Selected Answer:	The influence of social class on gender discrimination
Answers:	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

Question 37

Action research (also referred to as Participatory Action research or PAR) is a community-based research method which involves:
I. Looking at the problem by including the input of those affected
II. Interviewing those who are a part of a problem
III. Thinking about the information obtained
IV. Acting to develop a solution
Which of these options are components of action research?

Answers:	I, III, and IV
	II and III only
	II only
	I, II, and IV
	All of the answers are true

Question 38

What time period arguably spurred and created a ripe environment for the development of sociology as a discipline?

Answers:	The Industrial Revolution
	The Feudal Period
	The Golden Age
	The Age of Enlightenment
	The Colonial Period

Question 46

Tom is very curious as to whether terrorism is truly linked to levels of religiosity around the world. As such, he gathers data from the Global Terrorism Database and the World Religion Dataset and examines the data together. Tom is looking at this issue from a(n) ___________ perspective.

Answers:	Alienation
	Macrosociological
	Symbolic Interactionist
	Microsociological
	Dramaturgical

Question 49

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.

Answers:	Conflict
	Capitalist
	Microsociological
	Social Darwinist
	Macrosociological

Answer 1

51. The correct answer is Option 4: Those in poverty being wary of discussing gender discrimination directly. This is because this is the most sensitive aspect of the research and is likely to impact the research design so as to ensure that it is adequately addressed.

37. The correct answer is Option 4. I, II and IV are true. III will not be true because action research involves solving the problem, not merely thinking about the information.

38. The correct answer is Option 4. The Age of Enlightenment created a conducive environment for the development of sociology as a discipline.

46. The correct answer is Option 2. This example involves a macro sociological perspective as it examines large scale systems and population data.

49. The correct answer is Option 3. This example involves a micro sociological perspective as it examines small group interactions.