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Elizabeth would like to conduct a study to determine how women define spousal abuse, and the meaning they attach to their abuse, what research method will Elizabeth most likely use?

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Qualitative method

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A correlation is

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simultaneous variation in two variables. (Association)

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Martine is a sociologist who thinks that "A" is causing "B" when in fact "B" is causing "A." She needs to be careful to not make the mistake known as

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Reverse causality

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A variable that is thought to cause a change in another variable is called the

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Independent variable

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A standard yardstick measures 36 inches, but Sarah is using a faulty yard stick that measures 40 inches long to measure the campers in her youth group. Sarah will not get a ____ indication of height but she will have a ____ measure of height.

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Valid; Reliable

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the more consistent the results given by repeated measures, the higher the ____ of the measurement procedure.

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Reliability

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the extent to which a researcher can claim that his or her findings explain a large population that was studied is known as

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Generalizability

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if Sarah wants to generalize the findings of her study to another possibly larger population it is important that the people in her study be

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Similar

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what is the meaning of the term white coat effects in social research?

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the effects that the researchers have on the very processes and relationships they are studying by virtue of being there.

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If Juanita practices ____ in her research, she carefully considers how her role as a researcher may affect those that she studies.

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Reflexivity

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Which of the following is true regarding value judgements made by a sociologist conducting research

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Not supposed to make value judgements even though they make judgements all the time; put aside personal biases, strive for neutrality, and remain impartial and objective.

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sandra is doing research on cheating among students at Duke University, the student body at Duke will serve as her

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Population

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which of the following might be an advantage of participant observation research

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Uncover the meanings people give to their actions by observing those actions in practice. (establish relationships maybe)

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there are advantages and disadvantages to different interview techniques. What might be an advantage that structured interviews have over on unstructured open-ended interviews?

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Time efficient.

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the main reason that achieving high response rates and limiting selection bias are so important is that they lead to

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More random answers.

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One of the most upper class religions is

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Protestants. (Episcopalians)

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Factors that can influence science include

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Political and social factors. funding.

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In 1942, the research project that focused on developing atomic weapons for the the U.S. was codenamed the

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Manhattan Project

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Researchers in different fields may study the same issue but have different outcomes because

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They're working through different frameworks.

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Often non-scientist make decisions that affect the course of science. which of the following is mentioned in your text?

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George W. Bush and embryonic stem cell research. Manhattan Project.

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If a city planner is trying to determine why poverty rates are higher in the inner-city, he or she might look at the lack of jobs in the area. If a psychologist is looking at the same thing, he or she may look more at levels of depression in the residence of an inner-city, this difference is often called

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Boundary work

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Ethnographic research

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uninvolved observers, they watch scientists conduct experiments, review papers, and interact with one another in this setting.

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what did Woolgar suggest may influence which research findings received the most attention?

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Power struggles within the hierarchy of the lab

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It has taken Africa longer to reap the benefits of the Green Revolution because of Africa's mix of crops and

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its very high dependence on rainfed agriculture

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the Green Revolution has made it expensive for individual forms to survive on their own, so new collectives and cooperatives have emerged to bring together household farmers, may cause its a type of

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Collective, community endeavor

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what are some of the unintended consequences of DNA testing

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unintended social, economic, or psychological consequences.

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which term best describes the division between individuals who have access to the Internet resources and those who do not within the U.S.?

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Digital divide

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an accident occurs on a busy street and a pedestrian immediately starts pulling people from cars and instructing others on what to do. This person would be an example of which collective action theory?

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Emergent norm theory

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you are a hunter and like to serve venison during deer season, even though you enjoy your guns and the sport of hunting, you have rejected joining the NRA because the association is known for having a conservative voice. this is an example of

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Role strain/conflict

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An example of a ____ social movement might be a group of individuals trying to stop on unwed mothers from having abortions

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Alterative

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which of the following is a reason why some social movements fade away during the coalescence stage?

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because the formalization of organizations requires extensive resources, including money from donors and time commitments from members.

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you are a member of a critical mass, the cycling organization that attempts to educate the public about carbon dioxide pollution from gas vehicles. Even though this lacks the organizational structure of a professional movement, it has high levels of member participation. This would be a ____ participatory movement organization.

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Mass protest organization

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which of the following is not a reason why the egalitarian nature of American democracy has made Americans more likely than Europeans to enlist in voluntary organisations?

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Examples: Americans are relatively classless and individualistic, America's unique pattern of settlement, America's identity as the land of immigrants who shared similar cultural or political values.

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in ____ societies, tradition was important because the customs that were passed down through the generations helped guide everyday life.

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Premodernity

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which sociologist suggested modernity was a time when each person was a unique combination of overlapping group accumulations?

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Georg Simmel

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the General Social Survey is replicated yearly with a new sample of 2000 responders. This is an example of a

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Repeated cross-sectional survey

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the general approach to comparative research is to

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find cases that match on many potentially relevant dimensions but vary on just one, allowing researchers to observe the effect of that particular dimension.

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a paradox about religion discussed in your text is that

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the religions that demand the most from their members often grow the fastest, but as religions become large and successful, they tend to become less strict.

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Theism is ____ examples of it include ____

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the worship of a god or gods; Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism.

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Christianity would be called a ____ religion

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Theism

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all religions began as

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Cults

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civil religion is

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A set of sacred beliefs so commonly accepted by most people that it becomes part of the national culture.

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To understand the role of religion in peoples lives and how individuals value and experience their fates. Which type of sociological approach should we adapt?

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Microsociology

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which of the following is not a way sociologist study religion?

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Criticizing religion in general and to judge the authenticity of religious experience.

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Peter Berger stated that religion shapes our social world but at the same time is influenced by our social world. This is noted as a

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Dialectical relationship

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evidence to support the conflict perspective of religion comes from all the following EXCEPT?

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India and the oppressive caste system. Europe and Christianity used as a justification to exploit groups of people around the world.

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Max Weber wrote "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism." He proposed that modern societies were

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moving from tradition or habit to rationality.

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what is pluralism

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The presence and engaged coexistence of numerous distinct groups in one society.

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in which two early social movements were religious groups involved

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Antislavery and temperance (anti-alcohol) campaigns.

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