Chap 2

Question 1

research methodology

Answer 1

system of methods researchers use to gather data on a particular question
fact and theory

Question 2

scientific method

Answer 2

observation
identify question
background search
hypothesis
research design
gather data
analyze data
revise hypothesis or present results

Question 3

august comte

Answer 3

coined term sociology

positivism

Question 4

positivism

Answer 4

social sciences could be studied using the method of natural sciences

Question 5

outsider vs insider

Answer 5

outsider = expert

insider=subjects

Question 6

critical sociologist

Answer 6

challange role of outsider and stressed unique role of insider

Question 7

standpoint theory

Answer 7

social location affects questions sociologists asks and answers they recieve

Question 8

quantitative

Answer 8

counted or measured- generate stats

Question 9

qualitative

Answer 9

close examination of things unable to measure

Question 10

ethnography

Answer 10

uncover symbols aand categories members of the given culture to interpret world

Question 11

ethno

participant observation

Answer 11

observing and participating in their activities to obtain insider perspective

Question 12

ethno sem-structures interviews

Answer 12

informal face to face interviews

Question 13

ethno informants

Answer 13

insiders who help researcher in becoming accepted and help interpret behaviour

Question 14

intitutional ethno

Answer 14

dorothy smith

every institute has two sides

Question 15

int. ethno

ruling interests

Answer 15

interest of organization or those who hold power. written rules and practices provide data

Question 16

ruling relations

Answer 16

workers follow rules

Question 17

int. ethno

experimental data

Answer 17

comes from informants

Question 18

case study approach

Answer 18

takes a single case or few selected examples of a social entity

Question 19

content analysis

Answer 19

studying a set of cultural artifacts and interpreting themes they reflect

Question 20

discourse analysis

Answer 20

1. speech, text

2. larger fields

Question 21

genealogy

Answer 21

method of examining history. trace origins in histories

Question 22

quantitative research

Answer 22

statistics

Question 23

median

Answer 23

separates high and low, middle number

Question 24

mean

Answer 24

average

Question 25

using operational definitions

Answer 25

transform abstract concepts like poverty into measurable entities

Question 26

absolute poverty

Answer 26

anything below minimum income needed to get basic needs

Question 27

relative poverty

Answer 27

defines poverty relative to median or mean incomes

Question 28

poll

Answer 28

measure views on certain topics

Question 29

close-ended questionnaire

Answer 29

set questions and set answers

Question 30

open-ended questionnaires

Answer 30

no predetermined response

Question 31

research ethics

Answer 31

respect for research subjects