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- 1. Multiple Choice
What do Sociologists (in general) want to do?
to explore what we take for granted in society.
to discover opinions and meanings behind the way people live.
to explain how different parts of society work together.
All of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
BLANK see the world as made up things that can be tested and measured. BLANK like things that can be measured quantitatively.
Positivists
Interpretivists
Bonjovists
- 3. Multiple Choice
BLANK the world as a socially constructed place. There are no ‘facts’. Knowledge is based on what people think.
Positivists
Interpretivists
Bonjovists
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of these would be used be Positivists?
Lab experiments
Surveys
Official statistics
All of the above
- 5. Multiple Choice
Interpretivists would use research methods such as...
Government approved statistics
Unstructured interviews
Lab experiments
All of the above
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which is more effective approach?
Positivist
Interpretivist
Neither, they both have merit and often should be used together
- 7. Multiple Choice
What do we mean by "Hypothesis"?
A statement of what the researcher thinks the outcome of the research will be.
A small pig with its front legs shorted than the back so it can run around the hills of Scotland
The definitive answer to your question at the end of your research
A method of extracting data from a subject who is unwilling to cooperate
- 8. Multiple Choice
Your hypothesis should be created...
Before the research
During the research
After the research
Never. It's a waste of time.
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