Social distance is measured either by direct observation of people interacting or by____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. totality of behavior of an individual with a given tendency system interacting with a sequence of situations” is termed as____________?

   A. Behavior
   B. Role
   C. Personality
   D. None of these

2. Which of the following conducted observation research on two groups of high school males-the Saints and the Roughnecks-and concluded that social class played an important role in the varying fortunes of the two groups ?

   A. Richard Quincy
   B. Edwin Sutherland
   C. Emile Durkheim
   D. William Chambliss

3. 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

4. A social system in which social position is fixed for a lifetime What type of social stratification does this describe ?

   A. slavery
   B. Social class
   C. caste
   D. estates

5. Nineteenth-century theories of social change reflect the pioneering work in biological evolution done by____________?

   A. Albert Einstein
   B. Charles Darwin
   C. Harriet Martineau
   D. Benjamin Franklin

6. In modern societies social status is typically measured by a person_____________?

   A. age
   B. income
   C. verbal fluency
   D. occupation

7. In modern societies social status is typically measured by a person_______________?

   A. age
   B. income
   C. verbal fluency
   D. occupation

8. Characteristics of Scientific observation are____________?

   A. Accuracy
   B. Precision and objectivity
   C. Systematic and recorded
   D. All of the above

9. One of the ethical problems with covert participant observation is______________?

   A. not being able to write comprehensive field notes or record conversations
   B. deceiving the respondents as to the reason for your presence
   C. observing people outside of their natural setting
   D. subjecting the participants to physical harm

10. 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