Category: Sociology Mcqs

(A) Because the aim of understanding is more important than that of generalization
(B) Because the researcher cannot control who is willing to talk to them
(C) Because it is difficult to identify a sampling frame
(D) All of the above

(A) Complete participant
(B) Participant-as-observer
(C) Observer-as-participant
(D) Complete observer

(A) A group member who helps the ethnographer gain access to relevant people/events
(B) A senior level member of the organisation who refuses to allow researchers into it
(C) A participant who appears to be helpful but then blows the researcher’s cover
(D) Someone who cuts keys to help the ethnographer gain access to a building

(A) Gaining the support of a “sponsor” within the organization
(B) Obtaining clearance from a “gatekeeper” or senior member of the group
(C) Joining in with the group’s activities without introducing yourself
(D) Offering something in return, e.g. a report of the findings

(A) It can be hard to gain access to the social group
(B) It is difficult to take notes without arousing suspicion
(C) The problem of reactivity: people may change their behaviour if they know they are being observed
(D) It is usually too time consuming and expensive to be a realistic option

(A) Being immersed in a social group or setting
(B) Participant observation, interviews, and/or documentary analysis
(C) A written account of an ethnographic study
(D) All of the above

(A) It allows women’s voices to be heard, rather than objectifying and exploiting them
(B) It has always been carried out by female sociologists
(C) It allows the researcher to control variables and suppress women’s voices
(D) It claims to be value free and non-political

(A) Distance vs. proximity of researcher to participants
(B) Generalization vs. contextual understanding
(C) Hard, reliable data vs. rich, deep data
(D) Interpretivist vs. feminist