Sociology Ch 1 – Flashcards

What type of research method did Alice Goffman primarily use for her book On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City?

Hypothesis: Teenage girls who watch 8 or more hours of television per week are 4 times more likely to wear make-up than teenage girls who watch fewer than 8 or fewer hours of TV. In this hypothesis, what is the dependent variable?

All of the following are described the golden rules of ethical conduct in social research EXCEPT: Do no harm. Informed consent. Never debrief. Voluntary participation.

In her study, Darby uses church membership as an indicator of how religiosity in the United States. She discovers that some "very religious" people are not members of a church. Darby concludes that:

starts with empirical observations and then forms a theory about what is going on

starts with a theory, forms a hypothesis, makes empirical observations, and then analyzes the data to confirm, reject, or modify the original theory.