1 Compare and contrast field research and survey research. Which do you think is more effective or reliable?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Field research is the study of social life in its natural setting: observing and interviewing people where they live, work, and play
2. Survey research is a poll in which researchers ask respondents a series of questions about a specific topic and record their responses
You might also like to view...
Which of the following concepts employs the kind of value neutrality in scientific study that Max Weber saw as being so important?
A. xenocentrism B. cultural integration C. cultural relativism D. ethnocentrism
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Humans have always lived in extremely unequal societies. 2. As complex civilizations emerged, societies became more unequal. 3. Men have always been highly dominant in all societies 4. Every society divides itself by race. This is a fact of human nature 5. The sociological imagination is a skill that allows one to understand one’s own experience in the context of history and society.
Explain postmodernism and provide contemporary real-world examples of postmodern content.
What will be an ideal response?
________ study of Italian street-corner men used participant observation.
A. William F. Whyte's B. Vilfredo Pareto's C. Max Weber's D. Terry Mizrahi's