A researcher examines the literature written by Black novelists during the “Negro Renaissance” (1913-1935) to see if they reflect the political movements going on in the Black community in the United States at that time What type of research methodology is being used in this example ?

Related Mcqs:

1. The theory pictures social movements as operating within a competitive field of movements __ a “social movement industry” ____ within which they compete not least for members and activists Which theory of social movements is this ___________?

   A. new social movement theory
   B. collective behavior theory
   C. social strain theory
   D. resource mobilization theory

2. Who wrote the first book on the methodology of social research How to Observe Manners and Morals ?

   A. Herbert Spencer
   B. Emily Post
   C. Harriet Martineau
   D. Emile Durkheim

3. In order for field research to be successful the researcher must be________________?

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

4. A researcher was able to prove that, on average as age increases eyesight declines In research terminology this is called a (n) ?

   A. variation
   B. correlation
   C. observation
   D. measure of central tendency
   E. spurious relationship

5. In participant observation research the role of the “complete” participant forces the researcher to be_______________?

   A. with the group for months and sometimes years
   B. discreet about his/her research
   C. close to the leadership of the group that he/she is studying
   D. open and honest about his/her intentions
   E. taking copious notes

6. Since the 1990s the rate of teenage pregnancy among Black women in the United States has_________________?

   A. increased dramatically
   B. decreased
   C. increased slightly
   D. remained steady

7. What approach focuses on the ever-changing relationship over time between social movements and macro-level economic and political systems ?

   A. Globalization
   B. Political Process
   C. Postmodernism
   D. Linear Evolutionary
   E. Counter-modernization

8. Which sociological perspective examines human activities on the micro level by is shaped by the distinctive norms values and demands of a particular society ?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. psychological perspective

9. Which sociological perspective examines human activities on the micro level by focusing on how day-to-day social behavior is shaped by the distinctive norms, values and demands of a particular society ?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. None of these

10. Among the approaches that seek to explain the causes of social movements which one states that revolutions are most likely to take place when a prolonged period of social and economic betterment is followed by a period of sharp reversal ?

    A. the resource mobilization approach
    B. the deprivation approaches
    C. the capitalist collapse approach
    D. none of the above