What does a "Likert" scale do?

Measures how much you agree or disagree with a statement.

Which of the following is important when choosing a sample?

Does it represent the population?

The systematic study of human society.

Which of the following are required to use the Sociological Imagination?

Awareness of how society affects the individual.

What's wrong with "common sense"?

One person's "common sense" may contradict another's.

Is it possible to "lie with statistics"?

Yes, and it happens frequently.

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Soc Problems Unit 1 Review

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Includes material about sociological theory, research methods and the claims-making process.

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1
A measure is __ if it does its job consistently.
valid
suspicious
void and prohibited
reliable
2
Which measure of central tendency is most heavily influenced by outliers?
mean
median
midrange
mode
3
A researcher who joins a secret society in order to study them is conducting __.
a content analysis
an experiment
covert field work
an anonymous survey
4
Which approach might be interested in the point at which drug use becomes "abuse"?
Functionalism
Gender-based Marxism
Conflict Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
5
What does a "Likert" scale do?
It's a measure of ice cream consumption.
Measures how much you agree or disagree with a statement.
Determines whether an experiment is ethical or not.
It's a true or false survey
6
Social location refers to one's place ___.
geographically
in the online gaming community
in his or her imagination
in society
7
Which of the following is important when choosing a sample?
Are the survey questions valid?
Does it represent the population?
Is each participant a case study?
Is it larger than the population?
8
What is sociology?
An exploration of poetry and literature.
The systematic study of the human mind.
The systematic study of ancient cultures.
The systematic study of human society.
9
Which of the following are required to use the Sociological Imagination?
Awareness of the individual's personal choices.
Awareness of how society affects the individual.
The drive to take control of one's life and environment.
Disassociation from history
10
What's wrong with "common sense"?
Only one person per group may have it at a time.
Nothing, so use it.
Few people have it.
One person's "common sense" may contradict another's.
11
An organized effort at claims-making is called __.
a paradigm (use this term at meetings)
an election
complete and utter nonsense
a social movement
12
Why do researchers conduct reviews of literature?
To find out what has already been written about a topic.
To give credit to other researchers.
All of these
To avoid repetition
13
Is it possible to "lie with statistics"?
No, numbers are numbers.
No, researchers never deceive their audiences.
Yes, and it happens frequently.
It is theoretically possible, but never happens.
14
Social problems are __.
unchanging
dynamic
static
in equilibrium
15
Which is not an element of culture?
beliefs
instincts
folkways
values
16
The functionalist approach may view society as __.
largely symbolic
competition between classes
a set of interconnected parts
a collection of very small groups
17
Statistically significant results __ that one variable drives another.
refute
prove
suggest
eliminate the possibility
18
Opposing forces may be described as __.
genes
elements of culture
dialectics
manifest functions
19
Claims-making often involves __ language.
biased
emotionless
objective
minimal
20
A __ is a __ that has been tested many times.
hypothesis; thesis
correlation; theory
theory; hypothesis
hypothesis; conjecture

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