Related Mcqs:

1. When a number of researchers use the same operational definition to measure a variable and achieve the same results the measure is said to be_______________?

   A. valid
   B. reliable
   C. factual
   D. internally consistent
   E. instrumental

2. Which theoretical approach emphasizes racism not as a deviation from the non-racist norm but rather as the everyday normal experience for people of color ?

   A. critical race theory
   B. conflict theories
   C. ethnocentrism
   D. primordialism

3. Societal Reaction theory begins with the fact that deviation is created by labelling an act as______________?

   A. Inconsistent
   B. Deviant
   C. Normless
   D. None of these

4. The term secondary deviation refers to________________?

   A. the punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts
   B. the labelling of an act as deviant through social reactions to it
   C. the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action
   D. all of the above

5. The term ‘secondary deviation refers to_________________?

   A. The punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts
   B. the labelling of an act as deviant through social reaction to it
   C. the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action
   D. All of the above

6. Research indicates that effective schools______________?

   A. foster the expectation that order will prevail in the classroom
   B. leave discipline up to the individual teacher
   C. emphasize the “whole student” over academic concerns
   D. foster an atmosphere in which students are carefully monitored to ensure that they meet their obligations

7. The rise of new social movements indicates that______________?

   A. people vote according to pragmatic issues and concerns
   B. consumer identities are more important than class identities
   C. personal cultural and environmental issues can mobilize political consciousness just as much as economic interests
   D. all of the above

8. Research on the family life course indicates that_____________?

   A. women with a first child are more likely than women without a child to report that their husbands do not pay enough attention to them
   B. the marital adjustment rating rises after the birth of a first child
   C. most couples consider parenthood a crisis
   D. the psychological well-being of parents is a little better than that of childless couples

9. Karl Pearson said “The unity of all science consists alone in its methods not in its material It relates to the importance of______________?

   A. Scientific research
   B. Scientific method
   C. Science unity
   D. None of these

10. Reading a number of books and journals regarding crime in Canada is a good example of______________?

    A. qualitative research
    B. ethnography
    C. secondary research
    D. field research
    E. non-participant observation