Category: Sociology Mcqs

(A) The studies are difficult to replicate
(B) There is a lack of transparency
(C) The approach is too rigid and inflexible
(D) The accounts are too subjective and impressionistic

(A) The researcher does not impose any predetermined formats on the social world
(B) It allows for unexpected results to emerge from the data
(C) The researcher can adapt their theories and methods as the project unfolds
(D) All of the above

(A) To provide a contextual understanding of social behaviour
(B) Because once they have left the field, it is difficult to remember what happened
(C) So that they can compare their observations as a test of reliability
(D) Because they do not believe in going beyond the level of description

(A) The validity of an interview schedule can be measured
(B) Researchers ask their participants to comment on an account of the findings
(C) The problem of low response rates to a survey can be overcome
(D) Participants collaborate with the researcher to design the research

(A) Transferability
(B) Measurability
(C) Dependability
(D) Credibility

(A) Provides general guidance for more flexible research
(B) Imposes a predetermined theoretical model on the social world
(C) Helps the researcher to investigate sensitive issues
(D) Allows the researcher to measure very small changes in a variable

(A) Theories should be tested by rigorous scientific experiments
(B) As a social researcher, it is important to keep your feet on the ground
(C) Theories should be grounded in political values and biases
(D) Theoretical ideas and concepts should emerge from the data

(A) Self-completion questionnaires
(B) Surveys
(C) Ethnography
(D) Structured observation