A. surveys
B. ethnography
C. field research
D. secondary research
E. experiments
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following was not identified as a major theoretical perspective on social change ?
A. Functional theory
B. interactionist theory
C. Conflict theory
D. Cyclical theory
E. Evolutionary theory - Which of the following was not identified as one of the four major social bonds in Hirschi’s Social Control theory ?
A. religiosity
B. commitment
C. involvement
D. belief
E. attachment - When a research is not deceptive about the field research that he/she is this person is probably assuming the role of____________?
A. secondary observer
B. participant-as-observer
C. complete participant
D. ethnographer
E. social scientist - Which of the following was not identified as one of the four conditions that must be met before a researcher can say that an independent variable or variables caused the change in the dependent variable ?
A. internal consistency
B. correlation
C. theory
D. time order
E. elimination of spuriousness - Which one of the following is not one of the four migration trends identified by Castles and Miller (1993) ?
A. acceleration
B. diversification
C. globalization
D. regionalization
E. feminization - Which of the following has NOT been identified as a potential consequence of global warming ?
A. falls in agricultural yields
B. the spread of disease
C. the use of unclear energy
D. a rise in sea levels - Which of the following describes a central change in contemporary life that has been identified by futurists ?
A. The United States is being restructured from an agrarian to an industrial society
B. Modern societies are increasingly shifting from a national to a global economy
C. High tech industries are becoming energy-and materials-intensive
D. all of the above - Which of the following is not identified by Fulcher & Scott as a criterion of community ?
A. a shared sense of identity and belonging together
B. common activities involving all-round relationships
C. a fixed geographical location
D. collective action based on common interests - Which of the following is not identified by Fulcher & Scott as a criterion of community ?
A. a shared sense of identity and belonging together
B. common activities involving all -round relationships
C. a fixed geographical location
D. collective action based on common interests - Which of the following is not identified as a new form of community ?
A. ethnic communities based on shard identity and experiences of discrimination
B. gay villages which are formed in certain parts of large cities
C. sociological communities formed by unpopular lectures
D. virtual communities that exist only in cyberspace
