Category: Sociology Mcqs

(A) To plan champagne receptions
(B) To investigate birth and conception
(C) To explore audience reception
(D) To measure TV reception

(A) Group interviews involve fewer participants
(B) Focus groups are used to study the way people discuss a specific topic
(C) There is no moderator present in a focus group
(D) Focus groups save more time and money

(A) It has a more specific focus
(B) It is more ethically dubious, in terms of obtaining informed consent
(C) It may not provide access to deviant or hidden activities
(D) It does not allow participants to reconstruct their life events

(A) It allows you to find out about issues that are resistant to observation
(B) It is more biased and value-laden
(C) It is more likely to create reactive effects
(D) None of the above

(A) By creating a more equal relationship between interviewer and interviewee
(B) By invading the privacy of women and treating them as objects
(C) By imposing academic interpretations upon women’s accounts of the world
(D) None of the above

(A) Using a random numbers table to select a representative sample of people
(B) Deciding on a sampling strategy early on and pursuing it relentlessly
(C) Strategically selecting respondents who are likely to provide relevant data
(D) Sampling units of time rather than individual persons

(A) Use a transcribing machine
(B) Employ someone to transcribe for you
(C) Transcribe only selected parts of the interviews
(D) All of the above

(A) One that inquires about a sensitive or deeply personal issue
(B) One that encourages the interviewee to say more about a topic
(C) One that asks indirectly about people’s opinions
(D) One that moves the conversation on to another topic