Tag: Sociology Mcqs With Answers

(A) Measures are unambiguous quantities, whereas indicators are devised from common sense understandings
(B) Indicators have a more direct relationship to the underlying concept than measures
(C) Measures are intuitively devised and then applied as if they were direct indicators of a concept
(D) Indicators are unambiguous quantities, whereas measures are subjective and value- laden

(A) It allows us to delineate fine differences between people or cases
(B) It provides a consistent device or yardstick
(C) It allows for precise estimates of the degree of relationship between concepts
(D) All of the above

(A) One that bears no relation to the underlying concept
(B) An abstract, theoretical definition of a concept
(C) A definition of a concept in terms of specific, empirical measures
(D) One that refers to opera singers and their work

(A) The underdog
(B) The fat cat
(C) The cash cow
(D) The sitting duck

(A) The researcher’s values, beliefs and prior assumptions
(B) The response rate of a social survey
(C) The vested interests of the funding body
(D) A gatekeeper’s concerns about representation

(A) It can damage the professional reputation of the researcher and their discipline
(B) It makes it more difficult to gain access to deviant or hidden populations
(C) It means that records of personal data about the participants cannot be made anonymous
(D) None of the above

(A) It is not practicable to present every participant with all the information about the study
(B) Sometimes it is desirable to withhold certain pieces of information, such as the length of time an interview will take
(C) If the participants knew exactly what the researcher was intending to study, they might change their behaviour
(D) All of the above

(A) In-depth interviewing
(B) Qualitative content analysis
(C) Covert observation
(D) Structured interviewing