West Los Angeles College

SOCIOLOGY 001

Quiz 3: Ch. 3

1)A researcher who lives among the homeless in an effort to understand their norms is carrying out:

2. The research technique in which the sociologist is the researcher but is also involved in the activities being studied is called

3. How scientific is sociology?

4. Sir Francis Bacon originally defined         , which involves several steps of the research process.

5. In what way does sociological knowledge differ from philosophy and personal belief?

6. Sociological study that starts with a specific research question focused on some generally-held principle is called                            reasoning.

7. A sociological study explores whether there is any truth to the stereotype that women are bad drivers. Which of the following types of reasoning would be used in this type of study?

8. Qualitative research is based on    .

9. Mark eats every day in the same cafeteria on campus and notices that everyone seems to sit with the same group of people whenever they come to eat. Mark notices that people seem to be sitting with others who share traits such as race or gender, and decides to explore if this is the case.

What kind of reasoning does this involve?

10. Which of these is not important when assessing whether or not information available on the Internet is valid?