Methods and Research

A. research findings feed back into society and as a result may change it
B. research findings empower the general public making them more confident
C. research funders have control over research findings and who has access
D. sociologists learn more about the society they live in

A. survey research
B. ethnography
C. focus groups
D. biographical research

A. review the evidence
B. define the research problem
C. create a research design
D. carry out a research design

A. historical research
B. survey research
C. participant observation
D. experimental design

A. secondary observer
B. participant-as-observer
C. complete participant
D. ethnographer
E. social scientist

A. tactful
B. creative
C. unobtrusive
D. fluent in several languages
E. discreet

A. ethnography
B. field research
C. an international approach
D. content analysis
E. comparative approach

A. that people are more likely to be honest
B. they are not time consuming
C. the interviewer can guess the age of the respondent
D. the response rate is high
E. that the researcher can ask more detailed s

A. exhaustive
B. mutually exclusive
C. comprehensive
D. tangible
E. relevant

A. the s is clearly worded
B. they cover the return postage
C. the answers are mutually exclusive
D. they are easy and quick to answer
E. they involve no thought on the part of the respondent.