Chapter 2 mentions "a great surge" in qualitative research in the 1950s and 1960s. It is best described as:
A. Micro-sociology and field based studies.
B. Ethnographic research in post-colonial societies.
C. A turn away from verstehen to incorporation of quantitative data in mixed method designs.
D. The first use of computer based technologies for recording and analyzing data.
E. Studies of peasant communities to contribute to counter-insurgency efforts in S. E. Asia.
A
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Stanley Milgram's research, in which subjects used a "shock generator," showed
a. people become angry when others disagree with them. b. the ability to withstand pain varies with cultural background. c. people are surprisingly likely to follow the orders of not only real authority figures but also groups of ordinary individuals. d. that ordinary people are surprisingly independent in their judgments.
Human relationships are examined by
a. the social sciences. b. natural science. c. all science. d. mathematics.
On a global scale, which of the following is a consequence of rapid population growth?
A. a sharp decrease in global economic inequality B. a decrease in environmental pollution C. an increase in racial and ethnic separatism D. a decrease in racial and ethnic separatism
The difficulty that arises when the same social position imposes conflicting demands and expectations is known as
A. role conflict. B. resocialization. C. role strain. D. role exit.