Which of the following modes of observation does NOT require the researcher to intrude to some degree on whatever he or she is studying?

a. experiments
b. survey
c. complete participant observation
d. complete observer
e. participant action research.


D

Sociology

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Baca Zinn interviewed and observed women in Chicano families about marital power. She found that

a. they were consistent in ideology and practice: they supported patriarchy as an ideology and allowed husbands to make virtually all decisions. b. they were consistent in ideology and practice: they did not support patriarchy as an ideology and were likely to challenge their husbands, make independent actions, and take actions with which their husbands did not agree. c. they were inconsistent in ideology and practice: they supported patriarchy as an ideology but were likely to challenge their husbands, make independent actions, and take actions with which their husbands did not agree. d. they were inconsistent in ideology and practice: they supported patriarchy as an ideology but allowed husband to make virtually all decisions.

Sociology

Which of the following is true about widowhood?

a. Women are more likely to be widowed than men. b. Men are more likely to be widowed than women. c. Women and men have about equal rates of widowhood.

Sociology

The implications of Milgram's experiments on obedience to authority are that a. it may be possible for any ordinary person to commit atrocities under the right conditions

b. getting most people to follow orders requires a great deal of coercion. c. only some personality types are capable of committing atrocities against other human beings. d. we cannot hold people accountable for their actions.

Sociology