Tag: Mcqs in Sociology

(A) Be alert to the possibility of exposure to danger
(B) Avoid interviewing alone in the respondent’s residence
(C) Make sure someone knows where you are and how you can contact them in an
emergency
(D) All of the above

(A) To give you something to do in the early stages of your research when nothing is
happening
(B) Because funding councils generally demand to see written evidence that you were
working every day during the period of the research
(C) Because funding councils generally demand to see written evidence that you were
working every day during the period of the research
(D) It can be added to your dissertation to ensure that you reach the required word limit

(A) Your sample frame and sampling strategy
(B) The ethical issues that might arise
(C) Negotiating access to the setting
(D) All of the above

(A) Your academic status and experience
(B) The difficulties you encountered with your previous reading on the topic
(C) Your choice of research methods and reasons for choosing them
(D) All of the above

(A) If they guide your literature search
(B) If they are linked together to help you construct a coherent argument
(C) If they force you to narrow the scope of your research
(D) All of the above

(A) The researcher may feel that there is a contradiction in the literature, presenting a “puzzle” to be solved
(B) Students can develop their IQ levels by attempting to solve intellectual puzzles
(C) Unless you can find a logical contradiction, you have no basis for conducting research
(D) All of life is a puzzle, so any aspect of life can be researched

(A) Working out a timetable
(B) Finding out what resources are readily available to you
(C) Finding out what resources are readily available to you
(D) All of the above

(A) Make sure you keep to your schedule and deadlines
(B) Provide intellectual support, guidance and critical feedback
(C) Negotiate access to the research setting on the student’s behalf
(D) Give you a reading list