In the research process, theory
a. is unnecessary.
b. is always fully developed before any data is gathered.
c. is developed only after the data have been completely analyzed.
d. attempts to explain the relationship between phenomenon.
ANSWER: d
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A sociologist is conducting a study on a small group of poverty-stricken individuals. She understands that an individual's impoverished status results from larger economic situations and unemployment rates in the local community rather than the individual's personal problems. The sociologist is using _______.
A. social stratification B. microsociology C. the enigmatic perspective D. conventional wisdom E. sociological imagination
Sociologists have linked the international sex trade to all of the following, except: a. global poverty
b. the spread of AIDS worldwide. c. economic development. d. capitalism.
According to Herbert Blumer, the existence of mind and self emerges from interaction and the use of:
a. philosophy. b. abstract analysis. c. symbols. d. critical thinking.